| 2009 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 9 |
| 2009 Postneonatal (>=28 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death |
| RACE | TOTAL | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | Other Races | |||||
| Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 34 | 21.0 | 30 | 17.8 | 64 | 19.3 |
| Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||
| Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 1 | 0.6 | 4 | 2.4 | 5 | 1.5 |
| Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 4 | 2.5 | 8 | 4.7 | 12 | 3.6 |
| Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 12 | 7.4 | 11 | 6.5 | 23 | 6.9 |
| Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P04; P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 2 | 1.2 | 2 | 1.2 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 45 | 27.8 | 48 | 28.4 | 93 | 28.1 |
| Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 10 | 6.2 | 17 | 10.1 | 27 | 8.2 |
| Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 3 | 1.9 | 1 | 0.6 | 4 | 1.2 |
| Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 14 | 8.6 | 20 | 11.8 | 34 | 10.3 |
| All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 37 | 22.8 | 28 | 16.6 | 65 | 19.6 |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 162 | 100.0 | 169 | 100.0 | 331 | 100.0 |
| Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services State Center for Health Statistics, 20AUG2010 |
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