Annual report of the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the North Carolina State Board of Health

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NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL
STATISTICS
1967
Population
Births
Deaths
Marriages
Divorces
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS 1967
Population
Births
Deaths
Marriages
Divorces
JACOB KOOMEN, M.D., M.P.H.
STATE HEALTH DIRECTOR
AND SECRETARY-TREASURER
NORTH CAROLINA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS SECTION
Post Office Box 2091 Raleigh, North Carolina 27602
CONTENTS
GENERAL INFORMATION
Page
ANNUAL SUMMARY 1 967 1
Births 1
Fetal deaths 2
Deaths 2
Infant and maternal mortality 2
Marriages 2
Divorces and annulments 2
EXPLANATORY NOTES
r
Source and compi eteness of data 5
Data col lee t ion system 5
Classification of data 6
Method of estimating population 7
Rates and ratios 7
TEXT TABLES
1. Selected Vital Rates Per 1,000 Population of the United States and
North Carol ina, 1963-1967 1
II. Number and Per Cent of Total Births Out-of -Wed lock and to Mothers
under 20; North Carolina, I96O-I967 2
ill. Number and Per Cent of Marriages of Brides and Grooms under 20
Years of Age: North Carolina, 1963-1967 2
FIGURES
1. Annual Birth and Death Rates and Rate of Natural Increase:
North Carolina, 1920-1967 3
2. Annual Birth and Death Rates and Rate of Natural Increase by Color:
North Carolina, 1940-1967 3
,^ 3. Annual Death Rates for Motor Vehicle and All Other Accidents:
^ North Carol ina, 1920-1967 ^
^ k. Annual Infant, Neonatal and Postneonatal Mortality Rates by Color:
North Carol ina, 19^*0-1967 ^
III
CONTENTS CONTINUED
Table Page
SECTION A
Population, Births, Deaths, f'larrlages, Divorces and Annulments
A-1 Population, Live Births, Total Deaths, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Maternal Deaths with
Rates: North Carolina, 1320-196? 12
A-2 Population, Live Births, Total Deaths, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Maternal Deaths v^/ith
Rates, by Color: North Carolina, I9't0-1967 13
A-3 Estimated Population, Resident Live Births and Deaths, by Color and Sex with Natural
Increase and Estimated Rates Per 1,000 Population by Color: North Carolina Counties
and Selected Ci t ies, 1967 1 't
A-k Resident Live Births, Premature Live Births, Total Deaths, Infant. Neonatal and Fetal
Deaths, by Color: North Carolina, Each County, Urban and Rural, 1967 22
A-5 Marriages, Divorces and Annulments, by County of Occurrence: North Carolina, 1967 27
A-6 Marriages by Age of Bride and Groom: North Carolina, 1957 28
A-7 Marriages by Previous Marital Status of Bride and Groom: North Carolina, 1967 28
A-8 Marriages by Number of Times Previously Married (Bride and Groom): North Carolina, 1967- 28
A-9 Marriages, Divorces and Annulments, by Month of Occurrence: North Carolina, 1967 29
A-10 Divorces and Annulments by Color and Grounds: North Carolina, 1967 29
A-ll Divorces by Color and Number of Children: North Carolina, 1967 29
A-12 Leading Causes of Death (Excluding Fetal Deaths) by Age Group, Color and Sex:
North Carolina, Five-Year Average, 1963-1967 30
SECTION B
Live Births, Fetal Deaths, Infant Deaths, Neonatal Deaths
B-1 Live Births by Area of Occurrence and by Residence, Also Resident Fetal Deaths, with
Resident Events Showing Number Born out of Wedlock, Attendant, and Deliveries in
Hospitals, by Color: North Carolina Counties and Selected Cities, 1967 36
B-2 Resident Live Births, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Perinatal Deaths with Rates and Number
of Infant and Neonatal Deaths Occurring in Hospitals, by Color: North Carolina
Counties and Selected Ci t ies, 1967 '•2
B-3 Resident Live Births Showing Total-Birth Order by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carol ina, 1967 50
B-k Resident Live Births Showing Birth Weight by Color and Age of Mother: North Carolina,
1 967 ; 50
B-5 Resident Fetal Deaths Showing Total-Birth Order by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carol ina, 1967 51
B-6 Resident Fetal Deaths Showing Birth Weight by Color and Age of Mother: North Carolina,
1967 51
B-7 Resident Infant Deaths by Cause, Age and Color: North Carolina, 1967 52
B-8 Resident Sets of Plural Births by Color and Sex with Number Live Born and Stillborn:
North Carol ina, 1967 52
SECTION C
Deaths (Excluding Fetal Deaths)
C-1 Resident Deaths (Excluding Fetal Deaths) from Each Cause by Age Group, Color and Sex:
North Carol ina, 1967 56
C-2 Deaths by Area of Occurrence and by Residence, with Resident Events Showing Deaths in
Hospitals and Other Institutions and Deaths from 16 Selected Causes, by Color:
North Carolina Counties and Selected Cities, 1967 7'*
C-3 Accidental Deaths Occurring in the State from Each Cause with Rates Per 100,000 Total
Population, and Number by Color and Sex: North Carolina, 1967 80
C-'4 Accidental Deaths Showing Vehicle Involved in Transportation Accidents, and Place of
Other Accidents, by County and City Where Death Occurred: North Carolina, 1967 8l
5hown in the gu i
DE TO TABLES
left hand margin to the desired entry, then f
stimates are shown in Tables A-1. A-Z and A-3
ANNUAL SUMMARY 1967
This volume is the fifty-second annual report
of the Public Health Statistics Section of the North
Carolina State Board of Health. It contains tabular
information regarding North Carolina's population,
births, deaths, fetal deaths, marriages, and
divorces. Data on reportable communicable diseases
are included in a separate report.
Statistics for the state, each county, selected
cities, and rural and urban areas are given in this
report. It also contains reference information for
the years 1920-1967. Tables are presented in three
sections:
SECTION A contains population estimates, summary
tables of bi rths and deaths, marriages
and divorces.
SECTION B contains detailed tables of natality,
infant mortal i ty and fetal deaths.
SECTION C contains detailed information on mor-tal
ity.
Published tables are limited to those of general
interest. Additional data are avai lable to qualified
research groups and individuals upon request.
North Carolina's vital rates, based on total
population, continued essentially the same trends
revealed in recent years. The birth rate continued
downward, but showed a tendency toward leveling off.
The death rate declined from 8.7 to 8.6 per 1,000
population, although numerically there was a slight
increase. Marriages and divorces continued their
"jpward trend.
In Table I selected vital rates are shown for
North Carolina and the United States. Nor^th
Carolina's birth rate remains slightly higher than
the United States rate, but tends to come closer to
the national average each year.
Figure I depicts annual birth and death rates
and the rate of natural increase in population for
1920-1967. The rate of natural increase in 1967
(before migration) was 10.2 per 1,000 population.
Figure 2 shows the annual birth rates, death
rates and rates of natural increase for the white
and nonwhite populations from 1910 to 1967. The
1967 birth rate per 1,000 population was 23.4 for
the nonwhite group and 17.3 for the white group.
BIRTHS
There were 92,600 resident live births in 1967,
127 less than in the preceding year. This is the
lowest number of births recorded since 1945. The
small rate of decline (0.1) indicates a leveling off
in the rather sharp downward trend which has been
evident since 1961
Approximately 96fo of all resident births
occurred in a hospital and over 977o were attended by
a physician. A total of 8,764- infants were prema-turely
born. In this state a premature infant is
defined as an infant weigh ing 2500grams(5i lbs) or
less at birth. Births to unmarried mothers totaled
11.162. or 127, of the total births. Table 2 shows
the number and per cent of births out of wedlock for
the past 8 years, and the increasing proportion of
these births among teenage girls.
TABLE I SELECTED VITAL RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES'
AND NORTH CAROLINA, 1963 - 1967
Event
TABLE 2
NUMBER AND PER CENT OF TOTAL BIRTHS
OUT-OF-WEDLOCK AND TO MOTHERS UNDER 20:
NORTH CAROLINA, 1960-1967
There were 30 deaths from maternal causes in
1967, the lowest number ever recorded for one year.
A dramatic decline in these deaths has taken place
over the last three decades.
Year
FIGURE I. ANNUAL BIRTH AND DEATH RATES AND RATE OF NATURAL INCREASE: NORTH CAROLINA, 1920-1967
V
FIGURE 3. ANNUAL DEATH RATES FOR MOTOR VEHICLE AND ALL OTHER ACCIDENTS: NORTH CAROLINA, 1920-1967
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Source and Completeness of Data
Tables published in this report are based on
records filed with the Office of Vital Statistics
of the North Carolina State Board of Health. These
records include birth, death, fetal death, and
marriage certificates and listings of divorces and
annulments granted in North Carolina.
Tables contain all 1967 events received by the
Office of Vital Statistics prior to April I, 1968.
In addition to the vital events which occurred in
the state, births and deaths which occurred to
North Carolina residents in other states are also
included in this report. These certificates are
reallocated through an interstate exchange provided
by the National Center for Health Statistics. It
is estimated that less than one per cent of the 1967
events will be reported too late to be included in
this report.
The completeness of birth registration was
tested in 1910 and 1950 by the United States Bureau
of the Census. These tests revealed that North
Carolina's birth registration completeness rose
from 86.1 per cent in 1940 to 96.1 per cent in 1950.
Completeness of reporting has continued to rise
since these tests.
Death registration is estimated to be almost
IOC per cent complete. This is due not only to the
legal requirements but also to the almost universal
demand for death certificates in settling estates,
collecting insurance benefits, etc. Some under-registration,
however, may occur for deaths under
one year of age, particularly among those dying in
the f i rst day of 1 i fe.
Fetal death registration is less complete than
either births or deaths. North Carolina law
requires that a fetal death certificate be filed
for asti 1 1 born child of 20 weeks or more gestation:
therefore, over two-thirds of the estimated total
fetal losses are not required to be reported. In
addition, there is assumed to be significant
unde rregi s trat i on of reportable fetal deaths,
particularl) in the 20-27 weeks gestational ages.
Marriage registration was tested in 1963 by
the National Center for Health Statistics. This
test indicated that "over 99 per cent of issued
licenses terminated in a properly recorded marriage".
Divorces and annulments are not registered on
official certificates in North Carolina. These
events are reported on lists completed by clerks of
courts. The completeness of these lists is not
known.
Data Collection System
Each month vital records are forwarded to the
Office of Vital Statistics from each registration
area in North Carolina. Records are received from
local registrars, registers of deeds, and clerks of
courts.
With a few exceptions, each county is a
registration area. The register of deeds is the
local custodian of birth and death records, and the
local health director serves as registrar in most
counties.
The North Carolina Vital Statistics laws
require that birth certificates be filed with the
local registrar within 5 days by the attending
physician, midwife or other person attending the
birth. Statutes also require the funeral director
or any other person disposing of a body to file a
certificate of death or fetal death with the local
registrar within 72 hours after death or before
burial. The local registrar forwards these records
to the Office of Vital Statistics on the fifth day
of each month.
Since 1962, certificates of marriage have been
required to be filed with the Office of Vital
Statistics. The county register of deeds is
responsible for fi 1 ing these records by the f i fteenth
of the month following the event.
The law directs the clerk of court in which a
divorce (or annulment) is granted to report the
divorce (or annulment) to the Office of Vital
Statistics by the fifteenth of each month.
Classification of Data
The major classifications of birth and death
data in this report are: geographic area, color
and sex. Certain data are classified by the
institution of occurrence and attendant. Births
are grouped by age of mother, total-birth order,
and birth weight. Fetal deaths are classified by
age of mother and attendant. Deaths (excluding
fetal deaths) are classified by age group, sex and
the "underlying cause of death".
Marriages and divorces are classified by county
and month of occurrence. Marriages are further
grouped by age of bride and groom, previous marital
status and number of previous marriages. Divorces
are classified by grounds and number of children.
The 100 counties of North Carolina are the
major geographic subdivisions tabulated in this
report. Some data are given for cities with a
population of 10,000 or more in the I960 census.
Table A-1 gives data for each county by urban and
rural areas. Urban is defined as inside the
corporate limits of any incorporated place with a
population of 2,500 or more in the I960 census, and
rural includes the balance of the county.
Events are assigned to an area on the basis of
two criteria, residence and occurrence. Residence
is defined as the place where a person lives or
maintains his legal residence, and events are
assigned to that place regardless of where they
occurred. Residence of the mother is used for
assigning births and infant deaths. For deaths in
hospitals and other institutions, the usual
residence prior to admission to the institution is
used. Occurrence is defined as the place where the
event occurred regardless of the residence of the
person. Bi rths and deaths are given by both residence
and occurrence. Fetal, infant and maternal deaths
are shown by residence only. Marriages, divorces
and annulments, and accidental death tables are given
by occurrence only. In the accidental death tables
it should be noted that the area listed is the place
of death. This is not necessarily the same as the
place of the accident.
Some events are classified according to the
i nsti tut ion of occurrence. The term" hospi tal" refers
to a general and allied hospital which is defined
by the North Carolina Medical Care Commission as a
place where two or more non-related individuals
reside 24- hours or more on the premises and receive
medical care over and above any domiciliary care.
Included inall other institutions are the following:
tuberculosis and veterans hospitals; physician's
offices; mental, chronic, and penal institutions;
and domiciliary institutions such as orphanages,
rest homes, colleges, etc.
The major racial divisions used in this report
are white and nonwhite. With few exceptions the
nonwhite class is characteristic of Negroes. North
Carol ina's population is about 7^ per cent white,
25 per cent Negro and about I per cent other nonwhi te
groups. Indians make up the majority of the
remaining I per cent. There are two concentrations
of Indians in North Carolina. One is in and around
Swain County in the western mountains and one in
Robeson County and nearby southeastern counties.
Age reporting on vital statistics records is
subject to some error. There is a tendency for
individuals to round ages and consequently there is
over reporting of ages ending in the digits and 5.
There is a tendency to overstate the ages of very
young children, those nearing their 21st and 65th
birthdays and those overage 85. From age 22 through
middle age there is a tencency to understate age.
These errors are partially offset by using age
groups in most tabulations.
Cause of death is classified from information
in the medical certification section of the death
certificate. Th(s portion of the certificate is
completed by the attending physician. In the case
of an unattended death, the local health director,
coroner, or medical examiner is responsible for
investigation and certification. The cause selected
is the "underlying cause" which is classified
according to the 7th revision of the MANUAL OF THE
INTERNATIONAL STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION OF
DISEASES, INJURIES, AND CAUSES OF DEATH. Due to
prior changes and revision of the rules for
classifying the cause of death, data preceding 1949
cannot be accurately compared with that of later
years. Comparability ratios for specific causes of
death may be obtained upon request.
Method of Estimating Population Rates and Ratios
Estimates are prepared by the Office of Vital
Statistics for the white and nonwhite population of
the state, each county and for selected cities with
10.000 population or more in the I960 census.
Population is estimated as -of July I by the
arithmetic or straight 1 ine method. This method
assumes that each population subdivision (county,
city or color group) had an annual numerical
increase (or decrease) equal to one tenth the
numerical increase (or decrease) recorded between
the census years 1950-1960. Past estimates made by
this method have proved to be as accurate as any
other in reflecting the changes in North Carolina's
population. A recent test again confirmed this.
The United States Bureau of the Census
conducted a special census in 21 North Carolina
counties in November 1965 and January 1966. The
total census count in these 21 counties (adjusted
to July I, 1965) was 1,170,266 compared with a
straight line estimate of 1,171,105. The difference
between the two totals was only 839. Only four of
the 2! counties showed a difference of more than 5
per cent between the census count and the estimate.
The largest deviation was 7.17 per cent. The
average deviation for the 21 counties was 3. 16 per
cent.
Rates are calculated for births and deaths by
dividing the number of events by the estimated
midyear population and multiplying the quotient by
1,000. Such rates have not been adjusted for
differences in the age, sex, race, rural or urban
distribution of the population, or for under-registration
or late reporting. These factors plus
the limitation of population estimates should be
l<ept in mind when comparing two different areas or
time periods.
When reviewing the tables the reader should
also keep in mind the limitations of small numbers.
There are fluctuations in all statistics which are
due to chance. This factor is especially important
in categories with small frequencies. Where small
frequences occur slight variations are proportion-ately
large in relation to the base number. For
example, small changes in the number of births or
deaths in small population groups may make large
changes in these rates. For this reason, and
because population estimates for small areas are
less reliable, rates for cities and counties should
be used with caution.
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS
1967
Section A
Population
Births
Deaths
Marriages
Divorces
SECTION A
POPULATION, BIRTHS, DEATHS, MARRIAGES, DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS
Table Page
A-1 Population, Live Births, Total Deaths, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Maternal
Deaths with Rates: North Carolina, 1920-1967 12
A-2 Population, Live Births, Total Deaths, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Maternal
Deaths with Rates, by Color: North Carolina, 19'40-1967 13
A-3 Estimated Population, Resident Live Births and Deaths, by Color and Sex with
Natural Increase and Estimated Rates Per 1,000 Population by Color:
North Carolina Counties and Selected Cities, 1967 1 't
A-4 Resident Live Births, Premature Live Births, Total Deaths, Infant, Neonatal
and Fetal Deaths, by Color: North Carolina, Each County, Urban and Rural,
1967 22
A-5 Marriages, Divorces and Annulments, by County of Occurrence: North Carolina,
1 967 27
A-6 Marriages by Age of Bride and Groom: North Carolina, I967 28
A-7 Marriages by Previous Marital Status of Bride and Groom: North Carolina,
1967 28
A-8 Marriages by Number of Times Previously Married (Bride and Groom):
North Carol ina, 1 967 28
A-9 Marriages, Divorces and Annulments, by Month of Occurrence: North Carolina,
1 967 29
A-10 Divorces and Annulments by Color and Grounds: North Carolina, 1967 29
A-11 Divorces by Color and Number of Children: North Carolina, 1967 29
A-12 Leading Causes of Death (Excluding Fetal Deaths) by Age Group, Color and Sex:
North Carolina, Five-Year Average, 1963-1967 30
TABLE A- POPULATION^ LIVE BIRTHS, TOTAL DEATHS, INFANT, NEONATAL, FETAL AND MATERNAL DEATHS^
WITH RATES^: NORTH CAROLINA, 1920-196?
Year
TABLE A-2 POPULATION, LIVE BIRTHS, TOTAL DEATHS, INFANT, NEONATAL, FETAL AND MATERNAL DEATHS
WITH RATES, BY COLOR: NORTH CAROLINA, 19^0-1967
TABLE A-3 ESTIMATED POPULATION^ RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS AND DEATHS, BY COLOR AND SEX
WITH NATURAL INCREASE AND RATES PER 1,000 POPULATION BY COLOR:
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES AND SELECTED CITIES, 1 96?
County
Table A-3 continued
Table A-3 cont inue
Table A-3 continued
County
Table A-3 continued
County
Table A-3 continued
County
Table A-3 continued
City
Table A-3 continued
TABLE A-i) RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS, PREMATURE LIVE BIRTHS^, TOTAL DEATHS, INFANT, NEONATAL AND
FETAL DEATHS, BY COLOR: NORTH CAROLINA, EACH COUNTY, URBAN^ AND RURAL, 196?
Table A-k continued
Live Births
Non-whi
te
Total Deaths
Excluding
Fetal Deaths
Non-
«hi te
Non-wh
i te
Infant
(Under
Deaths
1 Yr.)
Non-wh
i te
Neonatal Deaths
(Under 28 Days)
Non-wh
i te
Fetal Deaths
CHOWAN
EDENTON
RURAL
CLAY
CLEVELAND
ICINGS MOUNTAIN
SHELBY
RURAL
COLUMBUS
WHITEVILLE
RURAL
CRAVEN
NEW BERN
RURAL
CUMBERLAND
SPRING LAKE
FAYETTEVILLE
RURAL
CURRITUCK
DARE
DAVIDSON
LEXINGTON
THOMASVILLE
RURAL
DAVIE
DURHAM
DURHAM
RURAL
EDGECOMBE
TARBORO
ROCKY MOUNT
RURAL
FORSYTH
ICERNERSVILLE
WINSTON SALEM
RURAL
FRANKLIN
LOUISBURG
RURAL
GASTON
BESSEMER CITY
CHERRYVILLE
DALLAS
LOWELL
MOUNT HOLLY
BELMONT
GASTONIA
RURAL
GATES
GRANVILLE
OXFORD
RURAL
97
42
55
114
1481
288
180
1013
250
366
1352
917
435
379
114
101
164
2498
50
1289
1159
171
21
150
2378
79
64
68
66
92
87
752
1170
27
119
237
66
171
89
31
58
10
249
82
100
67
51
323
867
743
124
604
58
166
380
1168
6
1097
65
260
21
239
488
23
10
26
15
23
27
213
151
92
371
61
310
118
22
19
108
81
27
86
83
5
9
63
76
994
Table A-^ continued
Table A-A continued
Live Births
Wliite
Non-wh
i te
Total Deaths
Excluding
Fetal Deaths
White
Non-nhl
te
Infant
(Under
Deaths
1 Yr.)
Non-wh
i te
Neonatal Deaths
(Under 28 Days)
Non-
«hi te
MECKLENBURG
DAVIDSON
CHARLOTTE
RURAL
MITCHELL
SPRUCE PINE
RURAL
MONTGOMERY
MOORE
SOUTHERN PINES
RURAL
NASH
ROCKY MOUNT
RURAL
NEW HANOVER
WILMINGTON
RURAL
NORTHAMPTON
ONSLOW
JACKSONVILLE
RURAL
ORANGE
CHAPEL HILL
RURAL
PASQUOTANK
ELIZABETH CITY
RURAL
PENDER
PERQUIMANS
PERSON
ROXBORO
RURAL
PITT
FARMVILLE
AYDEN
GREENVILLE
RURAL
POLK
RANDOLPH
ASHEBORO
RURAL
RICHMOND
HAMLET
ROCKINGHAM
RURAL
ROBESON
RED SPRINGS
LUMBERTON
RURAL
ROCKINGHAM
DRAPER
SPRAY
LEAKSVILLE
REIDSVILLE
RURAL
4152 1917
21 13
2863 1612
1268 292
245
47
198
495
90
405
524
225
299
1
1
103
246
58
188
524
76
448
960 408
503 346
457 62
236
Table A-*) continued
26
TABLE A-5 MARRIAGES, DIVORCES^ AND ANNULMENTS, BY COUNTY OF OCCURRENCE: NORTH CAROLINA, 1 967
Area
TABLE A-6 MARRIAGES BY AGE OF BRIDE AND GROOM: NORTH CAROLINA, I967
Age of
TABLE A-9 MARRIAGES, DIVORCES AND ANNULMENTS, BY MONTH OF OCCURRENCE: NORTH CAROLINA, 196?
TABLE A-12 LEADING CAUSES OF DEATH (EXCLUDING FETAL DEATHS) BY AGE GROUP, COLOR AND SEX:
NORTH CAROLINA, FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE, 1963-196?
(Int<
Cause of Death
rnational code number follows
each cause)
ank NSu^m^bue'r^^
. Average
ank „ , "
Number
Rank *^^r^9^
Number
Rank ^^^I'^S^
Number
ALL AGES - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
TEN LEADING CAUSES
Diseases of the heart ('tlO-'i'i3)
Malignant neoplasms, including lymphatic and
hematopoietic tissues (l'tO-205)
Vascular lesions affecting central nervous
system (330-33'i)
Motor vehicle accidents (810-835)
Influenza and pneumonia, including pneumonia of
newborn ('(80-483 ,'i90-'i93 ,763)
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
8^40, 962)
Diabetes mellitus (260)
Arteriosclerosis (450)
Congenital malformations (750-759)
Homicide (980-984,96'))
Suicide (970-979,963)
Immaturity (774,776)
Postnatal asphyxia and atelectasis (762)
Hypertension without mention of heart (444-447).
Infections of kidney (600)
41 .422 6.700
14,989
5, '•74
5,260
1,630
1,555
1,505
678
676
518
487
482
475
411
351
315
1 6,934
1,758
892
693
214
232
198
120
350
137
145
106
105
4,456
1,962
1 ,922
290
290
241
302
1,993
660
789
352
347
367
79
68
74
260
40
131
97
UNDER 1 YEAR - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
SIX LEADING CAUSES
Immaturity (774,776)
Influenza and pneumonia, including pneumonia of
newborn (480-483,490-493,763)
Postnatal asphyxia and atelectasis (762)
Congenital malformations (750-759)
Birth injuries (760,761)
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
840-962)
Dysentery, gastritis, duodenitis, enteritis,
colitis, and diarrhea of newborn (045-048,
543,571 ,572,764)
2,936 856
474
4l6
411
367
214
145
142
52
92
131
47
162
97
52
45
1-4 YEARS - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
FIVE LEADING CAUSES
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
840-962)
Influenza and pneumonia (480-483,490-493)
Motor vehicle accidents (810-835)
Congenital malformations (750-759)
Malignant neoplasms, including lymphatic and
hematopoietic tissues (140-205)
Dysentery, gastritis, duodenitis, enteritis,
and colitis (045-048,543,571,572)
100
66
61
48
5- 14 YEARS - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
FIVE LEADING CAUSES
Motor vehicle accidents (810-835)
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
840-962)
Malignant neoplasms, including lymphatic and
hematopoietic tissues (140-205)
Congenital malformations (750-759)
Influenza and pneumonia (480-483,490-493)
1 147
2 130
3 59
4 33
5 19
'where the total does not equal the sum of the four classe
30
Table A-12 continued
Cause of Death
(international code number follows
each cause)
Rank *^^;;^9^
Number
Average
Number
15-24 YEARS - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
FIVE LEADING CAUSES
Motor vehicle accidents (810-835)
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
(840-962)
Homicide (980-984,964)
Malignant neoplasms, including lymphatic and
hamatopoiet ic tissues (140-205)
Diseases of the heart (410-443)
Suicide (970-979,963)
Congenital malformations (750-759)
25-44 YEARS - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
TEN LEADING CAUSES
Diseases of the heart (410-443)
Malignant neoplasms, including lymphatic and
hematopoietic tissues (140-205)
Motor vehicle accidents (810-835)
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
840-962)
Homicide (980-984,964)
Vascular lesions affecting central nervous
system (330-334)
Suicide (970-979,963)
Cirrhosis of liver (581)
Influenza and pneumonia (480-483,490-493)
Alcohol ism (322)
Nephritis and nephrosis (590-594)
Diabetes mellitus (260)
Hypertension without mention of heart (444-447)
Deliveries and complications of pregnancy,
childbirth and the puerperium (640-689)
45-64 YEARS - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
TEN LEADING CAUSES
Diseases of the heart (410-443)
Malignant neoplasms, including lymphatic and
hematopoietic tissues (140-205)
Vascular lesions affecting central nervous
system (330-334)
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
840-962)
Motor vehicle accidents (810-835)
Diabetes mellitus (260)
Influenza and pneumonia (480-483,490-493)
Suicide (970-979,963)
Cirrhosis of liver (581)
Nephritis and nephrosis (590-594)
Infections of kidney (600)
Homicide (980-984,964)
Hypertension without mention of heart (444-447)
65 YEARS AND OVER - TOTAL ALL CAUSES
TEN LEADING CAUSES
Diseases of the heart (410-443)
Vascular lesions affecting central nervous
system (330-334)
Malignant neoplasms, including lymphatic and
hematopoietic tissues (140-205)
Influenza and pneumonia (480-483,490-493)
Arteriosclerosis (450)
Diabetes mellitus (260)
All accidents (except motor vehicle) (800-802,
840-962)
Hypertension without mention of heart (444-44?)
Infections of kidney (600)
Motor vehicle accidents (810-835)
Hernia and intestinal obstruction (560,561,570)
Nephritis and nephrosis (590-594)
569
498
185
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS
1967
Section B
Live Births
Fetal Deaths
Infant Deaths
Neonatal Deaths
SECTION B
LIVE BIRTHS, FETAL DEATHS, INFANT DEATHS, NEONATAL DEATHS
Table Page
B-1 Live Births by Area of Occurrence and by Residence, Also Resident Fetal
Deaths, with Resident Events Showing Number Born out of Wedlock,
Attendant, and Deliveries in Hospitals, by Color: North Carolina
Counties and Selected Cities, 1967 36
B-2 Resident Live Births, Infant, Neonatal, Fetal and Perinatal Deaths with
Rates and Number of Infant and Neonatal Deaths Occurring in Hospitals,
by Color: North Carolina Counties and Selected Cities, 1967 •••• h2
B-3 Resident Live Births Showing Total-Birth Order by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carol ina, 1967 50
B-^t Resident Live Births Showing Birth Weight by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carol ina, 196? 50
B-5 Resident Fetal Deaths Showing Total-Birth Order by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carol ina, 1967 51
B-6 Resident Fetal Deaths Showing Birth Weight by Color and Age of Mother:
North Carol ina, 196? 51
B-7 Resident Infant Deaths by Cause, Age and Color: North Carolina, 1967 52
B-8 Resident Sets of Plural Births by Color and Sex with Number Live Born and
Stillborn: North Carolina, 1967 52
35
TABLE B-1 LIVE BIRTHS BY AREA OF OCCURRENCE AND BY RESIDENCE, ALSO RESIDENT FETAL DEATHS^
WITH RESIDENT EVENTS SHOWING NUMBER BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK, ATTENDANT, AND DELIVERIES
IN HOSPITALS, BY COLOR: NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES AND SELECTED CITIES, 196?
Out of
Wedlock
ents of Ar
Mid-
Wife
Hospital Othe
Fetal Deaths to Residents
Number
Total Born
Number Out of
Wedlock
NORTH CAROLINA
1678
1353
325
92600 11162
J4177 2371
?8ft23 8791
1635 168
122* 46
411 122
90426 2053
26306 2023
1635
1224
411
64019
25249
1626
1224
402
3332
158
3174
1633
864
769
32
18
305 1503
864
739
32
IS
36
294
257
294
257
121
112
120
111
120
111
323
110
213
485
181
304
113
5
108
383
179
204
381
179
202
302
297
337
331
335
330
334
328
307
304
223
222
223
222
841
508
333
664
395
269
580
393
187
577
391
186
381
108
273
379
108
271
362
108
254
339
172
157
478
252
226
455
252
203
448
252
196
426
246
180
402
246
156
400
246
154
2813
2481
332
2458
2145
313
227
110
117
2456
2145
313
2450
2138
312
1155
1084
1039
969
1036
965
1035
965
1555
1288
277
1323
1039
284
1323
1039
284
1317
1036
261
960
846
114
1192
1084
108
1190
1082
lOB
1190
1082
108
485
355
130
516
430
515
429
514
428
328
141
187
323
141
182
319
141
178
1839
1611
228
345
240
105
1700
1472
228
486
290
195
1591
1458
223
483
290
193
1687
1457
220
481
290
191
296
287
290
282
269
281
Fetal deaths rd of Health.
to Residents Fetal Deaths to Residents
317
138
179
Total Born
Number Out of
Wedlock
Hospital OChe
Total Born
Number Out of
Wedlock
Attended By
Hospital Othe
1798
1247
551
718
351
367
1591
1190
401
4966
3579
1387
1470
994
476
956
539
417
1482
1085
397
4875
3521
1354
422
112
310
1460
994
786
526
260
1467
1085
382
4861
3519
1342
1448
991
457
to Resident
HAYWOOD
WHITE
NONWHITE
HENDERSON
WHITE
NONWHITE
577
562
750
705
Number
Total Born
Number Out of
Wedlock
718
703
701
550
34 718
703
701
660
Hospital Other
718
703
701
660
Total Bor
Number Out
Wedio
HERTFORD
WHITE
NONWHITE
529
235
394
397
125
272
397
125
272
3*0
123
217
HOKE
WHITE
NONWHITE
HYDE
WHITE
NONWHITE
IREDELL
WHITE
NONWHITE
JACKSON
WHITE
NONWHITE
1501
1253
348
282
271
1228
937
291
272
236
1227
937
290
271
235
1221
936
265
270
235
JOHNSTON
WHITE
NONWHITE
816
556
260
1055
747
308
1054
747
307
1043
747
296
JONES
WHITE
NONWHITE
LEE
WHITE
NONWHITE
LENOIR
WHITE
NONWHITE
LINCOLN
WHITE
NONWHITE
MCDOWELL
WHITE
NONWHITE
MACON
WHITE
NONWHITE
MADISON
WHITE
NONWHITE
MARTIN
WHITE
NONWHITE
MECKLENBURG
WHITE
NONWHITE
MITCHELL
WHITE
NONWHITE
MONTGOMERY
WHITE
NONWHITE
MOORE
WHITE
NONWHITE
NASH
WHITE
NONWHITE
NEW HANOVER
WHITE
NONWHITE
NORTHAMPTON
WHITE
NONWHITE
734
490
244
1265
772
494
542
443
457
431
151
148
319
128
191
6684
4760
1924
277
276
328
210
118
911
552
359
1184
637
547
1699
1179
520
510
418
192
1015
585
429
581
471
110
523
496
209
203
253
UNION
WHITE
NONWHITE
VANCE
WHITE
NONWHITE
WAKE
WHITE
NONWHITE
WARREN
WHITE
NONWHITE
WASHINGTON
WHITE
NONWHITE
WATAUGA
WHITE
NONWHITE
WAYNE
WHITE
NONWHITE
WILKES
WHITE
NONWHITE
WILSON
WHITE
NONWHITE
YADKIN
WHITE
NONWHITE
YANCEY
WHITE
NONWHITE
102*
597
327
760
368
392
3983
2807
1176
Number
Total Born
Number Out of
Wedlock
1031 115
696 13
335 102
661 111
285 5
376 105
3912 402
2727 86
1185 316
226
TABLE B-2 RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS, INFANT, NEONATAL, FETAL AND PERINATAL DEATHS WITH RATES^
AND NUMBER OF INFANT AND NEONATAL DEATHS OCCURRING IN HOSPITALS BY COLOR:
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES AND SELECTED CITIES, 1 96?
County
Table B-2 continued
County
Table B-2 continued
County
Table B-2 continued
County
Table B-2 continued
Table B-2 continued
County
Table B-2 continued
48
City
Table B-2 continued
City
TABLE B-3 RESIDENT LIVE BIRTHS SHOWING TOTAL-BIRTH ORDER BY COLOR AND AGE OF MOTHER:
NORTH CAROLINA, I967
TABLE B-6 RESIDENT FETAL DEATHS SHOWING BIRTH WEIGHT BY COLOR AND AGE OF MOTHER:
NORTH CAROLINA, I967
Color and
Age of Mother
TABLE B-7 RESIDENT INFANT DEATHS BY CAUSE, AGE AND COLOR: NORTH CAROLINA, 196?
Cause of Death
3l Code Number Follows Each Cause)
Under 7 Days Under 28 Days
Total W NW
Under 1 Year
NORTH CAROLINA
Syphilis (020-029)
Septicemia and pyemia (053)
Meningococcal infections (057)
Leukemia and aleukemia (20*1)
Anei -as (290-293)
Hemorrhagic conditions (295,296)
Meningitis, except meningococcal and tuberculous (3^0)
Otitis media and mastoiditis (391-393)
Acute upper respiratory infections (^70-475)
Influenza and pneumonia, except pneumonia of newborn (^80-483
't90-'<93)
Hernia and intestinal obstruction (560,561,570)
Dysentery, gastritis, enteritis, and colitis, except diarrhea
of newborn (0'45-048,5A3 ,571 ,572)
Nephritis and nephrosis (590-59'i)
Congenital malformations (750-759)
Spina bifida and meningocele (751)
Congenital malformations of circulatory system (75^)
All other congenital malformations (750,752 ,753 ,755-759)
Birth injuries (760,761)
Postnatal asphyxia and atelectasis (762)
Pneumonia of newborn (763)
Diarrhea of newborn (76't)
Other infections of newborn (765-768)
Hemolytic disease of newborn (770)
All other defined diseases of early infancy (769,771,772)....
Immaturity (77't,776)
Symptoms and ill-defined conditions (773,780-793,795)
All other diseases (residual)
Al 1 accidents (800-962)
Accidental poisonings (870-888,890-895)
Accident caused by fire and explosion of combustible
material (916)
Inhalation and ingestion of food or other object causing
obstruction or suffocation (921,922)
Accidental mechanical suffocation in bed and cradle (92^)..
All other causes of accidental death (residual)
Homicide (96') , 980-9814)
9142 5't6 396
7
18
63
118
231
5
19
9
272
1508 891 617 1685 977 708
70 18
6 1
16 2
1)8 15
83 35
122 109
2 3
2 6
19
6 3
132 1I4O
106 78
161 123 38
13 12 1
69 53 16
79 58 21
163 113 50
366 205 161
28 15 13
26 22 k
22 15 7
369 181 188
327 196 131
8 i( h
218 163 55
21) 22 2
90 68 22
IOI4 73 31
167 n't
370 207
5'^ 22
26 22 14
26 15 11
383 189 1911
352 206 1116
15 10 5
2I469 1281 1188
15
1
16
222
16
60
31)2 237
1)2 35
11)9 105
151 97
167 111)
372 208
5I) 22
27 23
36 16
391 191
1)56
91)
119
6
157
1)
1)7
105
7
1)1)
S•^
53
161)
32
218
1)6
TABLE B-8 RESIDENT SETS OF PLURAL BIRTHS BY COLOR AND SEX, WITH NUMBER LIVE BORN
AND STILLBORN: NORTH CAROLINA, I967
Sex and Status at Bi rth
NORTH CAROLINA
VITAL STATISTICS
1967
Section C
Death
(excluding fetal deaths)
SECTION C
DEATHS (EXCLUDING FETAL DEATHS)
Table Page
C-1 Resident Deaths (Excluding Fetal Deaths) from Each Cause by Age Group,
Color and Sex: North Carolina, 1967 56
C-2 Deaths by Area of Occurrence and by Residence, with Resident Events Showing
Deaths in Hospitals and Other Institutions and Deaths from 16 Selected
Causes, by Color: North Carolina Counties and Selected Cities, 1967 7^*
C-3 Accidental Deaths Occurring in the State from Each Cause with Rates Per
100,000 Total Population, and Number by Color and Sex: North Carolina,
1 967 80
C-k Accidental Deaths Showing Vehicle Involved in Transportation Accidents, and
Place of Other Accidents, by County and City Where Death Occurred:
North Carol ina, 1967 81
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TABLE C-2 DEATHS BY AREA OF OCCURRENCE AND BY RESIDENCE, WITH RESIDENT EVENTS SHOWING DEATHS
IN HOSPITALS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND DEATHS FROM l6 SELECTED CAUSES, BY COLOR:
NORTH CAROLINA COUNTIES AND SELECTED CITIES, 196?
RESIDENT DEATHS
PUCE OF DEATH SELECTED CAUSES OF DEATH
CARDIOVASCULAg RENAL
NORTH CAROLINA
632
503
129
196
104
167
161
300
1*3
209
121
1869
1600
269
785
711
619
513
106
252
214
632
561
162
160
777
620
157
148
130
257
139
118
198
192
393
254
139
256
118
138
270
164
106
215
147
1479
1268
211
434
377
633
512
121
271
234
713
639
251
182
165
163
343
295
119
115
214
147
146
103
796
693
103
239
208
409
328
162
145
337
242
403
333
138
118
296
255
550
490
157
139
246
211
11
TABLE C-3 ACCIDENTAL DEATHS OCCURRING IN THE STATE FROM EACH CAUSE WITH RATES PER 100,000
TOTAL POPULATION, AND NUMBER BY COLOR AND SEX: NORTH CAROLINA, 196?
Type of Accident
(International Code Number Follows Each Cause)
Total
Number Rate
White
Male Female
Nonwh i te
Male Female
Al I Accidents
Railway accidents (800-802)
Motor vehicle traffic accidents (810-825)
Accident involving collision with railway train (8lO)..
Accident to pedestrian (812)
Other accidents involving collision (811,813-819)
Noncollision traffic accidents (820-82'*)
Accident of unspecified nature (825)
Motor vehicle nontraffic accidents (830-835)
Other road vehicle accidents (8'40-8't5)
Water transport accidents (850-858)
Drownings involving small boat (850,851)
Other water transport accidents (852-858)
Ai rcraf t accidents (860-866)
Accidental poisoning (870-895)
By solid and liquid substances (870-888)
By gases and vapours (890-895)
Accidental falls (900-904)
From one level to another (900-902)
On same level (903)
Unspecified fails (904)
Blow from falling object (910)
Accident caused by machinery (912)
Accident caused by electric current (91't)
Accident caused by burns (916,917,918)
By fire and explosion (except conflagration) (916)....
Conflagration (916)
By hot substance, corrosive liquid, steam, and
radiation (917,918)
Accident caused by firearm (919)
Inhalation and ingestion of food or other object
causing obstruction or suffocation (921,922)
Accidental mechanical suf focat ion ,i n bed and cradle
(924)
Accidents caused by venomous animals and insects (927)-.
Accidental drowning and submersion (not involving boat)
(929)
Excessive heat and insolation (931)
Lightning (935)
Complications due to nontherapeut ic medical and
surgical procedures, therapeutic misadventure, and
late complications of therapeutic procedures
(940-959)
All other accidents (911.913,915.920,923,925,926,928,
930,932-934,936,960-962)
3.492
TABLE C-'4 ACCIDENTAL DEATHS SHOWING VEHICLE INVOLVED IN TRANSPORTATION ACCIDENTS, AND PLACE OF
OTHER ACCIDENTS, BY COUNTY AND CITY WHERE DEATH OCCURRED: NORTH CAROLINA, 196?
COUNTY
Where Death
Occurred
Motor
Vehicit
Deaths
Non-Transportat ion
Accidental Deaths
By Place of Accident
(870-936. 9A0-962)
Motor
Vehicle
Deaths
Non-Transportat ion
Accidental Deaths
By Place of Accident
(870-936j_ 9't0-962)
NORTH CAROLINA
ALAMANCE
ALEXANDER
ALLEGHANY
ANSON
ASHE
AVERY
BEAUFORT
BERTIE
BLADEN
BRUNSWICK
BUNCOMBE
BURKE
CABARRUS
CALDWELL
CAMDEN
CARTERET
CASWELL
CATAWBA
CHATHAM
CHEROKEE
CHOWAN
CLAY
CLEVELAND
COLUMBUS
CRAVEN
CUMBERLAND
CURRITUCK
DARE
DAVIDSON
DAVIE
DUPLIN
DURHAM
EDGECOMBE
FORSYTH
FRANKLIN
GASTON
GATES
GRAHAM
GRANVILLE
GREENE
GUILFORD
HALIFAX
HARNETT
HAYWOOD
HENDERSON
HERTFORD
HOKE
HYDE
IREDELL
JACKSON
JOHNSTON
JONES
LEE
LENOIR
LINCOLN
MCDOWELL
MACON
MADISON
MARTIN
MECKLENBURG
MITCHELL
MONTGOMERY
MOORE
NASH
NEW HANOVER
NORTHAMPTON
ONSLOW
ORANGE
PAMLICO
PASQUOTANK
PENDER
PERQUIMANS
PERSON
PITT
POLK
RANDOLPH
RICHMOND
ROBESON
ROCKINGHAM
ROWAN
RUTHERFORD
SAMPSON
SCOTLAND
STANLY
STOKES
SURRY
SWAIN
TRANSYLVANIA
TYRRELL
UNION
VANCE
WAKE
WARREN
WASHINGTON
WATAUGA
WAYNE
WILKES
WILSON
YADKIN
YANCEY
ALBEMARLE
ASHEVILLE
BURLINGTON
CHAPEL HILL
CHARLOTTE
CONCORD
DURHAM
ELIZABETH CITY
FAYETTEVILLE
GASTONIA
GOLDS BORO
GREENSBORO
GREENVILLE
HENDERSON
HICKORY
HIGH POINT
JACKSONVILLE
KINSTON
LENOIR
LEXINGTON
LUMBERTON
MONROE
NEW BERN
RALEIGH
REIOSVILLE
ROANOKE RAPIDS
ROCKY MOUNT E
ROCKY MOUNT N
SALISBURY
SANFORO
SHELBY
STATESVILLE
THOMASVILLE
WILMINGTON
WILSON
WINSTON SALEM
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OTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE
In addition to this report on North Carolina Vital Statistics, the Public
Health Statistics Section prepares many special reports and publ i shes several
other statistical reports. Among those regularly published are:
PROVISIONAL VITAL This quarterly report and its annual summary contain current data
STATISTICS REPORT: on births, deaths, marriages and divorces registered in North
Carolina, each county, and 35 selected cities.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE This annual report contains yearly totals of reportable communica-
MORBIDITY STATISTICS: ble disease cases, including tuberculosis and venereal disease,
reported in North Carol ina and each county.
CANCER ACTIVITY REPORT: This monthly report and its annual summary show the results of
screening activities of North Carolina's 20 Cancer Detection
Centers and 5 Diagnostic Centers.
Tables published in these reports are limited to those of general interest.
The Public Health Statistics Section has more detailed tabulations which are
not published but which are available to qualified research groups and indi-viduals.
Requests for additional information should be addressed to:
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
PUBLIC HEALTH STATISTICS SECTION
POST OFFICE BOX 2091
RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27602