| 2007 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 8 |
| 2007 Neonatal (< 28 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 103 | 25.9 | 47 | 13.5 | 150 | 20.1 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 91 | 22.9 | 113 | 32.4 | 204 | 27.3 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 38 | 9.5 | 21 | 6.0 | 59 | 7.9 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 25 | 6.3 | 17 | 4.9 | 42 | 5.6 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 119 | 29.9 | 128 | 36.7 | 247 | 33.1 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 3 | 0.8 | 4 | 1.1 | 7 | 0.9 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 5 | 1.3 | 4 | 1.1 | 9 | 1.2 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 3 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 5 | 1.3 | 1 | 0.3 | 6 | 0.8 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 6 | 1.5 | 14 | 4.0 | 20 | 2.7 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 398 | 100.0 | 349 | 100.0 | 747 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 30JUL2008 |
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