2023 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 8:
2023 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: 96 17.2 43 22.6 19 8.7 1 25.0 5 27.8 2 11.8 24 23.1 2 25.0
...Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
...Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) 139 24.9 29 15.3 65 29.8 0 0 7 38.9 6 35.3 29 27.9 3 37.5
...Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) 75 13.4 27 14.2 31 14.2 2 50.0 1 5.6 2 11.8 11 10.6 1 12.5
...Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) 32 5.7 16 8.4 11 5.0 0 0 1 5.6 1 5.9 3 2.9 0 0
...Newborn affected by maternal factors/complications of pregnancy, labor & delivery (P00-P04) 81 14.5 31 16.3 35 16.1 0 0 0 0 2 11.8 13 12.5 0 0
...Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) 96 17.2 29 15.3 41 18.8 0 0 4 22.2 2 11.8 19 18.3 1 12.5
...Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) 2 0.4 0 0 2 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J98,U04) 2 0.4 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1.0 0 0
...Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (W75) 2 0.4 0 0 2 0.9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) 1 0.2 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) 21 3.8 9 4.7 8 3.7 1 25.0 0 0 1 5.9 1 1.0 1 12.5
...Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) 1 0.2 0 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...All Other Causes of Death (Residual) 11 2.0 4 2.1 3 1.4 0 0 0 0 1 5.9 3 2.9 0 0
TOTAL, ALL CAUSES 559 100.0 190 100.0 218 100.0 4 100.0 18 100.0 17 100.0 104 100.0 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, 07FEB2025