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NEONATAL DEATHS AND RATES* BY CAUSE OF DEATH
NORTH CAROLINA, 1997-1998
1997 | 1998 | |||||||||||
Total | White | Other Races | Total | White | Other Races | |||||||
Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | |
Total Infant Deaths | 696 | 6.5 | 365 | 4.8 | 331 | 10.6 | 723 | 6.5 | 345 | 4.4 | 378 | 11.7 |
Heart Disease | 8 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.1 | 9 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.2 |
Congenital Anomalies | 121 | 1.1 | 89 | 1.2 | 32 | 1.0 | 135 | 1.2 | 86 | 1.1 | 49 | 1.5 |
Maternal Conditions Affecting Fetus or Infant | 112 | 1.0 | 53 | 0.7 | 59 | 1.9 | 122 | 1.1 | 51 | 0.6 | 71 | 2.2 |
Respiratory Conditions of Fetus or Infant | 131 | 1.2 | 70 | 0.9 | 61 | 2.0 | 137 | 1.2 | 62 | 0.8 | 75 | 2.3 |
Immaturity and Prematurity | 166 | 1.6 | 67 | 0.9 | 99 | 3.2 | 180 | 1.6 | 68 | 0.9 | 112 | 3.5 |
Other Perinatal Conditions | 100 | 0.9 | 46 | 0.6 | 54 | 1.7 | 96 | 0.9 | 45 | 0.6 | 51 | 1.6 |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 10 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.2 | 8 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 1 | 0.0 |
Injuries | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Homicide | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.1 |
Other | 45 | 0.4 | 28 | 0.4 | 17 | 0.5 | 31 | 0.3 | 20 | 0.3 | 11 | 0.3 |
*Rates per 1,000 Live Births
Source: State Center for Health Statistics
NC Department of Health and Human Services