| 2009 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 7 |
| 2009 Infant Deaths (<365 days) by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Infant Deaths | Infant Deaths | Infant Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 116 | 23.8 | 75 | 14.5 | 191 | 19.0 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 87 | 17.9 | 147 | 28.3 | 234 | 23.3 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 28 | 5.7 | 24 | 4.6 | 52 | 5.2 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 24 | 4.9 | 29 | 5.6 | 53 | 5.3 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 99 | 20.3 | 115 | 22.2 | 214 | 21.3 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 48 | 9.9 | 50 | 9.6 | 98 | 9.7 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 10 | 2.1 | 18 | 3.5 | 28 | 2.8 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 4 | 0.8 | 1 | 0.2 | 5 | 0.5 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 24 | 4.9 | 24 | 4.6 | 48 | 4.8 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 47 | 9.7 | 36 | 6.9 | 83 | 8.3 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 487 | 100.0 | 519 | 100.0 | 1,006 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 20AUG2010 |
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