2021 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 8:
2021 Neonatal (< 28 days) Infant Deaths 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
Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths Neonatal Deaths
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
CAUSE OF DEATH: 107 20.7 60 28.4 27 13.6 1 25.0 1 5.9 2 22.2 15 21.4 1 16.7
...Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
...Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) 106 20.5 35 16.6 51 25.6 1 25.0 2 11.8 1 11.1 15 21.4 1 16.7
...Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) 37 7.2 13 6.2 16 8.0 0 0 1 5.9 0 0 7 10.0 0 0
...Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) 33 6.4 14 6.6 12 6.0 0 0 1 5.9 1 11.1 4 5.7 1 16.7
...Newborn affected by maternal factors/complications of pregnancy, labor & delivery (P00-P04) 77 14.9 24 11.4 30 15.1 0 0 7 41.2 3 33.3 13 18.6 0 0
...Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) 117 22.7 50 23.7 46 23.1 2 50.0 5 29.4 2 22.2 10 14.3 2 33.3
...Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) 4 0.8 2 0.9 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J98,U04) 1 0.2 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (W75) 2 0.4 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) 16 3.1 4 1.9 8 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.3 1 16.7
...Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) 2 0.4 1 0.5 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...All Other Causes of Death (Residual) 14 2.7 7 3.3 4 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.3 0 0
TOTAL, ALL CAUSES 516 100.0 211 100.0 199 100.0 4 100.0 17 100.0 9 100.0 70 100.0 6 100.0

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