2022 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 7:
2022 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: 134 16.2 60 20.3 35 10.4 2 15.4 5 29.4 5 16.7 24 20.0 3 18.8
...Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
...Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) 135 16.3 44 14.9 63 18.7 3 23.1 2 11.8 2 6.7 20 16.7 1 6.3
...Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) 59 7.1 19 6.4 25 7.4 0 0 1 5.9 3 10.0 7 5.8 4 25.0
...Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) 55 6.6 14 4.7 27 8.0 1 7.7 0 0 1 3.3 11 9.2 1 6.3
...Newborn affected by maternal factors/complications of pregnancy, labor & delivery (P00-P04) 88 10.6 33 11.2 40 11.9 1 7.7 2 11.8 3 10.0 9 7.5 0 0
...Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) 103 12.4 42 14.2 38 11.3 3 23.1 1 5.9 0 0 17 14.2 2 12.5
...Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) 17 2.1 3 1.0 11 3.3 0 0 1 5.9 0 0 2 1.7 0 0
...Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J98,U04) 17 2.1 4 1.4 8 2.4 0 0 0 0 2 6.7 2 1.7 1 6.3
...Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (W75) 27 3.3 11 3.7 13 3.9 0 0 0 0 2 6.7 1 0.8 0 0
...Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) 14 1.7 7 2.4 4 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 3.3 1 0.8 1 6.3
...Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) 106 12.8 35 11.9 47 13.9 2 15.4 2 11.8 7 23.3 13 10.8 0 0
...Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) 13 1.6 4 1.4 5 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.8 3 18.8
...Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) 15 1.8 3 1.0 6 1.8 1 7.7 0 0 2 6.7 3 2.5 0 0
...All Other Causes of Death (Residual) 45 5.4 16 5.4 15 4.5 0 0 3 17.6 2 6.7 9 7.5 0 0
TOTAL, ALL CAUSES 828 100.0 295 100.0 337 100.0 13 100.0 17 100.0 30 100.0 120 100.0 16 100.0

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, 08MAR2024