| 2004 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 8 |
| 2004 Neonatal (< 28 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 87 | 24.3 | 41 | 11.3 | 128 | 17.8 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 82 | 22.9 | 126 | 34.7 | 208 | 28.8 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 39 | 10.9 | 34 | 9.4 | 73 | 10.1 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 20 | 5.6 | 19 | 5.2 | 39 | 5.4 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 103 | 28.8 | 121 | 33.3 | 224 | 31.1 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 12 | 3.4 | 1 | 0.3 | 13 | 1.8 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 3 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 2 | 0.6 | 6 | 1.7 | 8 | 1.1 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 9 | 2.5 | 14 | 3.9 | 23 | 3.2 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 358 | 100.0 | 363 | 100.0 | 721 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 19JUL2005 |
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