| 2008 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 7 |
| 2008 Infant Deaths (<365 days) by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Infant Deaths | Infant Deaths | Infant Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 136 | 24.4 | 67 | 13.2 | 203 | 19.0 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 93 | 16.7 | 117 | 23.0 | 210 | 19.7 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 19 | 3.4 | 30 | 5.9 | 49 | 4.6 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 22 | 3.9 | 27 | 5.3 | 49 | 4.6 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 112 | 20.1 | 120 | 23.6 | 232 | 21.8 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 78 | 14.0 | 58 | 11.4 | 136 | 12.8 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 17 | 3.0 | 18 | 3.5 | 35 | 3.3 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 4 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.4 | 11 | 1.0 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 17 | 3.0 | 12 | 2.4 | 29 | 2.7 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 60 | 10.8 | 52 | 10.2 | 112 | 10.5 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 558 | 100.0 | 508 | 100.0 | 1,066 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 31JUL2009 |
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