| 2005 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 9 |
| 2005 Postneonatal (>=28 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 36 | 18.7 | 15 | 11.3 | 51 | 15.6 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 1.5 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 2 | 1.0 | 3 | 2.3 | 5 | 1.5 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 9 | 4.7 | 9 | 6.8 | 18 | 5.5 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 6 | 3.1 | 2 | 1.5 | 8 | 2.5 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 60 | 31.1 | 30 | 22.6 | 90 | 27.6 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 18 | 9.3 | 17 | 12.8 | 35 | 10.7 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 9 | 4.7 | 4 | 3.0 | 13 | 4.0 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 5 | 2.6 | 6 | 4.5 | 11 | 3.4 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 46 | 23.8 | 45 | 33.8 | 91 | 27.9 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 193 | 100.0 | 133 | 100.0 | 326 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 07AUG2006 |