| 2005 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 8 |
| 2005 Neonatal (< 28 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 89 | 23.3 | 40 | 10.8 | 129 | 17.2 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 93 | 24.3 | 117 | 31.7 | 210 | 28.0 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 27 | 7.1 | 25 | 6.8 | 52 | 6.9 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 22 | 5.8 | 17 | 4.6 | 39 | 5.2 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 120 | 31.4 | 139 | 37.7 | 259 | 34.5 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 9 | 2.4 | 6 | 1.6 | 15 | 2.0 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 3 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.1 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 4 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | 0.8 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 1 | 0.3 | 5 | 1.4 | 6 | 0.8 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 14 | 3.7 | 14 | 3.8 | 28 | 3.7 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 382 | 100.0 | 369 | 100.0 | 751 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 07AUG2006 |
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