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Infant Deaths and Rates per 1,000 Live Births
By Cause of Death, North Carolina 1992-1996
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1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
Deaths |
Rate |
Deaths |
Rate |
Deaths |
Rate |
Deaths |
Rate |
Deaths |
Rate |
Total Infant Deaths |
1031 |
9.9 |
1079 |
10.6 |
1017 |
10.0 |
935 |
9.2 |
962 |
9.2 |
Heart Disease |
26 |
0.3 |
21 |
0.2 |
30 |
0.3 |
15 |
0.1 |
20 |
0.2 |
Congenital Anomalies |
198 |
1.9 |
191 |
1.9 |
186 |
1.8 |
212 |
2.1 |
201 |
1.9 |
Maternal Conditions Affecting Fetus or Infant |
111 |
1.1 |
126 |
1.2 |
95 |
0.9 |
92 |
0.9 |
112 |
1.1 |
Respiratory Conditions of Fetus or Infant |
179 |
1.7 |
159 |
1.6 |
174 |
1.7 |
127 |
1.3 |
110 |
1.1 |
Immaturity and Prematurity |
147 |
1.4 |
171 |
1.7 |
184 |
1.8 |
160 |
1.6 |
152 |
1.5 |
Other Perinatal Conditions |
98 |
0.9 |
98 |
1.0 |
97 |
1.0 |
88 |
0.9 |
95 |
0.9 |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
126 |
1.2 |
135 |
1.3 |
106 |
1.0 |
113 |
1.1 |
101 |
1.0 |
Injuries |
20 |
0.2 |
27 |
0.3 |
23 |
0.2 |
24 |
0.2 |
30 |
0.3 |
Homicide |
10 |
0.1 |
13 |
0.1 |
8 |
0.1 |
3 |
0.0 |
16 |
0.2 |
Other |
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|
|
|
114 |
1.1 |
101 |
1.0 |
125 |
1.2 |