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INFANT DEATHS AND RATES* BY CAUSE OF DEATH
NORTH CAROLINA, 1994-1998
1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | |||||||||||
Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | ||||||
Total Infant Deaths | 1,017 | 10.0 | 935 | 9.2 | 962 | 9.2 | 982 | 9.2 | 1,037 | 9.3 | |||||
Heart Disease | 30 | 0.3 | 15 | 0.1 | 20 | 0.2 | 20 | 0.2 | 23 | 0.2 | |||||
Congenital Anomalies | 186 | 1.8 | 212 | 2.1 | 201 | 1.9 | 174 | 1.6 | 196 | 1.8 | |||||
Maternal Conditions Affecting Fetus or Infant | 95 | 0.9 | 92 | 0.9 | 112 | 1.1 | 113 | 1.1 | 123 | 1.1 | |||||
Respiratory Conditions of Fetus or Infant | 174 | 1.7 | 127 | 1.3 | 110 | 1.1 | 146 | 1.4 | 159 | 1.4 | |||||
Immaturity and Prematurity | 184 | 1.8 | 160 | 1.6 | 152 | 1.5 | 169 | 1.6 | 181 | 1.6 | |||||
Other Perinatal Conditions | 97 | 1.0 | 88 | 0.9 | 95 | 0.9 | 102 | 1.0 | 100 | 0.9 | |||||
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 106 | 1.0 | 113 | 1.1 | 101 | 1.0 | 97 | 0.9 | 98 | 0.9 | |||||
Injuries | 23 | 0.2 | 24 | 0.2 | 30 | 0.3 | 16 | 0.1 | 24 | 0.2 | |||||
Homicide | 8 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 16 | 0.2 | 16 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.1 | |||||
Other | 114 | 1.1 | 101 | 1.0 | 125 | 1.2 | 129 | 1.2 | 123 | 1.1 |
*Rates per 1,000 Live Births
Source: State Center for Health Statistics
NC Department of Health and Human Services