2021 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 7:
2021 Infant Deaths (<365 days) by Cause of Death

  TOTAL RACE/ETHNICITY
NH White
NH Black
NH Am. Ind.
NH Asian/P.I.
NH Multi-Race
Hispanic
Missing/Unknown/Not
Classifiable
Infant Deaths Infant Deaths Infant Deaths Infant Deaths Infant Deaths Infant Deaths Infant Deaths Infant Deaths
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
CAUSE OF DEATH: 149 18.2 86 26.6 36 11.0 2 16.7 2 8.7 3 13.0 19 18.1 1 12.5
...Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
...Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) 106 12.9 35 10.8 51 15.6 1 8.3 2 8.7 1 4.3 15 14.3 1 12.5
...Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) 44 5.4 15 4.6 20 6.1 0 0 1 4.3 0 0 7 6.7 1 12.5
...Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) 42 5.1 15 4.6 15 4.6 1 8.3 2 8.7 3 13.0 5 4.8 1 12.5
...Newborn affected by maternal factors/complications of pregnancy, labor & delivery (P00-P04) 78 9.5 24 7.4 31 9.5 0 0 7 30.4 3 13.0 13 12.4 0 0
...Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) 121 14.8 52 16.1 46 14.1 3 25.0 5 21.7 2 8.7 11 10.5 2 25.0
...Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) 19 2.3 9 2.8 7 2.1 0 0 1 4.3 0 0 2 1.9 0 0
...Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J98,U04) 13 1.6 3 0.9 8 2.5 0 0 0 0 1 4.3 1 1.0 0 0
...Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (W75) 29 3.5 8 2.5 16 4.9 0 0 0 0 2 8.7 3 2.9 0 0
...Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) 6 0.7 2 0.6 3 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0
...Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) 146 17.8 45 13.9 69 21.2 5 41.7 2 8.7 5 21.7 18 17.1 2 25.0
...Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) 13 1.6 5 1.5 5 1.5 0 0 0 0 2 8.7 1 1.0 0 0
...Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) 4 0.5 1 0.3 2 0.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0
...All Other Causes of Death (Residual) 50 6.1 23 7.1 17 5.2 0 0 1 4.3 1 4.3 8 7.6 0 0
TOTAL, ALL CAUSES 820 100.0 323 100.0 326 100.0 12 100.0 23 100.0 23 100.0 105 100.0 8 100.0

Caution: Racial categories have changed from prior years and now reflect single race categories & multi-race. Comparisons with prior reports is not advised.
NH=Non-Hispanic
 
Source: NC Department of Health & Human Services, Title V Office in Collaboration with the State Center for Health Statistics, 24JAN2023