2021 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 9:
2021 Postneonatal (28-364 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
Postneonatal Deaths Postneonatal Deaths Postneonatal Deaths Postneonatal Deaths Postneonatal Deaths Postneonatal Deaths Postneonatal Deaths Postneonatal Deaths
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
CAUSE OF DEATH: 42 13.8 26 23.2 9 7.1 1 12.5 1 16.7 1 7.1 4 11.4 0 0
...Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
...Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) 7 2.3 2 1.8 4 3.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50.0
...Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) 9 3.0 1 0.9 3 2.4 1 12.5 1 16.7 2 14.3 1 2.9 0 0
...Newborn affected by maternal factors/complications of pregnancy, labor & delivery (P00-P04) 1 0.3 0 0 1 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) 4 1.3 2 1.8 0 0 1 12.5 0 0 0 0 1 2.9 0 0
...Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) 15 4.9 7 6.3 5 3.9 0 0 1 16.7 0 0 2 5.7 0 0
...Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J98,U04) 12 3.9 3 2.7 7 5.5 0 0 0 0 1 7.1 1 2.9 0 0
...Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (W75) 27 8.9 7 6.3 15 11.8 0 0 0 0 2 14.3 3 8.6 0 0
...Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) 6 2.0 2 1.8 3 2.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.9 0 0
...Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) 130 42.8 41 36.6 61 48.0 5 62.5 2 33.3 5 35.7 15 42.9 1 50.0
...Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) 11 3.6 4 3.6 4 3.1 0 0 0 0 2 14.3 1 2.9 0 0
...Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) 4 1.3 1 0.9 2 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.9 0 0
...All Other Causes of Death (Residual) 36 11.8 16 14.3 13 10.2 0 0 1 16.7 1 7.1 5 14.3 0 0
TOTAL, ALL CAUSES 304 100.0 112 100.0 127 100.0 8 100.0 6 100.0 14 100.0 35 100.0 2 100.0

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