| 2008 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 9 |
| 2008 Postneonatal (>=28 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 37 | 18.7 | 27 | 14.4 | 64 | 16.6 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 4 | 2.0 | 5 | 2.7 | 9 | 2.3 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 3 | 1.5 | 10 | 5.3 | 13 | 3.4 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 2 | 1.0 | 9 | 4.8 | 11 | 2.8 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 73 | 36.9 | 53 | 28.2 | 126 | 32.6 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 13 | 6.6 | 18 | 9.6 | 31 | 8.0 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 4 | 2.0 | 7 | 3.7 | 11 | 2.8 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 13 | 6.6 | 10 | 5.3 | 23 | 6.0 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 49 | 24.7 | 46 | 24.5 | 95 | 24.6 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 198 | 100.0 | 188 | 100.0 | 386 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 31JUL2009 |
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