| 2008 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 8 |
| 2008 Neonatal (< 28 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 99 | 27.5 | 40 | 12.5 | 139 | 20.4 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 93 | 25.8 | 114 | 35.6 | 207 | 30.4 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 15 | 4.2 | 25 | 7.8 | 40 | 5.9 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 19 | 5.3 | 17 | 5.3 | 36 | 5.3 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 110 | 30.6 | 111 | 34.7 | 221 | 32.5 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 5 | 1.4 | 5 | 1.6 | 10 | 1.5 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 4 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.6 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 4 | 1.1 | 2 | 0.6 | 6 | 0.9 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 11 | 3.1 | 6 | 1.9 | 17 | 2.5 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 360 | 100.0 | 320 | 100.0 | 680 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 31JUL2009 |
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