2022 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 9:
2022 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: 36 12.4 11 12.4 15 11.6 1 25.0 1 16.7 1 5.6 6 14.6 1 25.0
...Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
...Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) 3 1.0 1 1.1 1 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.4 0 0
...Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) 10 3.4 3 3.4 5 3.9 0 0 0 0 1 5.6 1 2.4 0 0
...Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) 14 4.8 3 3.4 7 5.4 1 25.0 0 0 0 0 3 7.3 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) 5 1.7 1 1.1 1 0.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7.3 0 0
...Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) 16 5.5 3 3.4 10 7.8 0 0 1 16.7 0 0 2 4.9 0 0
...Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J98,U04) 15 5.2 3 3.4 7 5.4 0 0 0 0 2 11.1 2 4.9 1 25.0
...Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (W75) 24 8.2 10 11.2 11 8.5 0 0 0 0 2 11.1 1 2.4 0 0
...Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) 13 4.5 7 7.9 4 3.1 0 0 0 0 1 5.6 1 2.4 0 0
...Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) 92 31.6 28 31.5 43 33.3 1 25.0 2 33.3 7 38.9 11 26.8 0 0
...Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) 12 4.1 4 4.5 5 3.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2.4 2 50.0
...Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) 13 4.5 3 3.4 5 3.9 1 25.0 0 0 2 11.1 2 4.9 0 0
...All Other Causes of Death (Residual) 37 12.7 12 13.5 14 10.9 0 0 2 33.3 2 11.1 7 17.1 0 0
TOTAL, ALL CAUSES 291 100.0 89 100.0 129 100.0 4 100.0 6 100.0 18 100.0 41 100.0 4 100.0

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