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POSTNEONATAL 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 | 286 | 2.7 | 157 | 2.1 | 129 | 4.2 | 314 | 2.8 | 165 | 2.1 | 149 | 4.7 |
Heart Disease | 12 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.2 | 14 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.1 | 7 | 0.2 |
Congenital Anomalies | 53 | 0.5 | 36 | 0.5 | 17 | 0.6 | 61 | 0.6 | 36 | 0.5 | 25 | 0.8 |
Maternal Conditions Affecting Fetus or Infant | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 |
Respiratory Conditions of Fetus or Infant | 15 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.3 | 22 | 0.2 | 12 | 0.2 | 10 | 0.3 |
Immaturity and Prematurity | 3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Other Perinatal Conditions | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.1 |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 87 | 0.8 | 48 | 0.6 | 39 | 1.3 | 90 | 0.8 | 52 | 0.7 | 38 | 1.2 |
Injuries | 14 | 0.1 | 8 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.2 | 22 | 0.2 | 11 | 0.1 | 11 | 0.3 |
Homicide | 15 | 0.1 | 5 | 0.1 | 10 | 0.3 | 7 | 0.1 | 3 | 0.0 | 4 | 0.1 |
Other | 84 | 0.8 | 44 | 0.6 | 40 | 1.3 | 92 | 0.8 | 42 | 0.5 | 50 | 1.6 |
*Rates per 1,000 Neonatal Survivors
Source: State Center for Health Statistics
NC Department of Health and Human Services