| 2007 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 7 |
| 2007 Infant Deaths (<365 days) by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Infant Deaths | Infant Deaths | Infant Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 133 | 22.4 | 68 | 13.3 | 201 | 18.2 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 92 | 15.5 | 114 | 22.2 | 206 | 18.6 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 41 | 6.9 | 29 | 5.7 | 70 | 6.3 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 34 | 5.7 | 32 | 6.2 | 66 | 6.0 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 125 | 21.0 | 133 | 25.9 | 258 | 23.3 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 57 | 9.6 | 41 | 8.0 | 98 | 8.9 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 24 | 4.0 | 22 | 4.3 | 46 | 4.2 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 9 | 1.5 | 3 | 0.6 | 12 | 1.1 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 24 | 4.0 | 9 | 1.8 | 33 | 3.0 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 55 | 9.3 | 62 | 12.1 | 117 | 10.6 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 594 | 100.0 | 513 | 100.0 | 1,107 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 30JUL2008 |
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