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