| 2007 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 9 |
| 2007 Postneonatal (>=28 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 30 | 15.3 | 21 | 12.8 | 51 | 14.2 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0.6 | 2 | 0.6 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 3 | 1.5 | 8 | 4.9 | 11 | 3.1 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 9 | 4.6 | 15 | 9.1 | 24 | 6.7 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 6 | 3.1 | 5 | 3.0 | 11 | 3.1 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 54 | 27.6 | 37 | 22.6 | 91 | 25.3 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 19 | 9.7 | 18 | 11.0 | 37 | 10.3 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 6 | 3.1 | 3 | 1.8 | 9 | 2.5 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 19 | 9.7 | 8 | 4.9 | 27 | 7.5 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 49 | 25.0 | 48 | 29.3 | 97 | 26.9 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 196 | 100.0 | 164 | 100.0 | 360 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 30JUL2008 |
FOLLOW US