| 2006 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 9 |
| 2006 Postneonatal (>=28 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 35 | 20.2 | 20 | 13.5 | 55 | 17.1 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 3 | 0.9 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 4 | 2.3 | 4 | 2.7 | 8 | 2.5 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 11 | 6.4 | 6 | 4.1 | 17 | 5.3 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 1 | 0.6 | 3 | 2.0 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 43 | 24.9 | 39 | 26.4 | 82 | 25.5 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 21 | 12.1 | 11 | 7.4 | 32 | 10.0 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 6 | 3.5 | 9 | 6.1 | 15 | 4.7 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 10 | 5.8 | 7 | 4.7 | 17 | 5.3 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 40 | 23.1 | 48 | 32.4 | 88 | 27.4 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 173 | 100.0 | 148 | 100.0 | 321 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 13AUG2007 |
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