| 2006 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 8 |
| 2006 Neonatal (< 28 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 79 | 21.0 | 42 | 12.5 | 121 | 17.0 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 97 | 25.7 | 124 | 37.0 | 221 | 31.0 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 31 | 8.2 | 29 | 8.7 | 60 | 8.4 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 36 | 9.5 | 14 | 4.2 | 50 | 7.0 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 102 | 27.1 | 111 | 33.1 | 213 | 29.9 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 8 | 2.1 | 4 | 1.2 | 12 | 1.7 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 2 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.6 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 7 | 1.9 | 2 | 0.6 | 9 | 1.3 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 15 | 4.0 | 7 | 2.1 | 22 | 3.1 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 377 | 100.0 | 335 | 100.0 | 712 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 13AUG2007 |
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