| 2009 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 8 |
| 2009 Neonatal (< 28 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 82 | 25.2 | 45 | 12.9 | 127 | 18.8 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 86 | 26.5 | 143 | 40.9 | 229 | 33.9 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 24 | 7.4 | 16 | 4.6 | 40 | 5.9 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 12 | 3.7 | 18 | 5.1 | 30 | 4.4 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 97 | 29.8 | 113 | 32.3 | 210 | 31.1 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 3 | 0.9 | 2 | 0.6 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 10 | 3.1 | 4 | 1.1 | 14 | 2.1 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 10 | 3.1 | 8 | 2.3 | 18 | 2.7 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 325 | 100.0 | 350 | 100.0 | 675 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 20AUG2010 |
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