| 2005 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 7 |
| 2005 Infant Deaths (<365 days) by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Infant Deaths | Infant Deaths | Infant Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 125 | 21.7 | 55 | 11.0 | 180 | 16.7 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 95 | 16.5 | 119 | 23.7 | 214 | 19.9 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 29 | 5.0 | 28 | 5.6 | 57 | 5.3 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 31 | 5.4 | 26 | 5.2 | 57 | 5.3 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 126 | 21.9 | 141 | 28.1 | 267 | 24.8 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 69 | 12.0 | 36 | 7.2 | 105 | 9.7 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 21 | 3.7 | 21 | 4.2 | 42 | 3.9 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 13 | 2.3 | 6 | 1.2 | 19 | 1.8 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 6 | 1.0 | 11 | 2.2 | 17 | 1.6 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 60 | 10.4 | 59 | 11.8 | 119 | 11.0 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 575 | 100.0 | 502 | 100.0 | 1,077 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 07AUG2006 |
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