2023 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT: Table 9: Postneonatal Infant Deaths by Cause of Death

2023 NORTH CAROLINA INFANT MORTALITY REPORT, TABLE 9:

2023 Postneonatal (28-364 days) Infant Deaths by Cause of Death

	TOTAL		NH White		NH Black		NH Am. Ind.		NH Asian/P.I.		NH Multi-Race		Hispanic		Missing/Unknown/Not Classifiable
	TOTAL		RACE/ETHNICITY
	Postneonatal Deaths		Postneonatal Deaths		Postneonatal Deaths		Postneonatal Deaths		Postneonatal Deaths		Postneonatal Deaths		Postneonatal Deaths		Postneonatal Deaths
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
CAUSE OF DEATH:	41	15.2	15	18.1	16	13.1	0	0	1	25.0	1	8.3	8	21.1	0	0
...Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)	41	15.2	15	18.1	16	13.1	0	0	1	25.0	1	8.3	8	21.1	0	0
...Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07)	4	1.5	0	0	4	3.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
...Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28)	6	2.2	2	2.4	2	1.6	0	0	0	0	1	8.3	1	2.6	0	0
...Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39)	23	8.6	5	6.0	9	7.4	2	33.3	0	0	3	25.0	4	10.5	0	0
...Newborn affected by maternal factors/complications of pregnancy, labor & delivery (P00-P04)	2	0.7	2	2.4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
...Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96)	4	1.5	0	0	1	0.8	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7.9	0	0
...Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)	9	3.3	1	1.2	4	3.3	0	0	0	0	1	8.3	3	7.9	0	0
...Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J98,U04)	11	4.1	6	7.2	4	3.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.6	0	0
...Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (W75)	15	5.6	6	7.2	7	5.7	0	0	0	0	1	8.3	1	2.6	0	0
...Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95)	11	4.1	3	3.6	6	4.9	0	0	0	0	1	8.3	0	0	1	25.0
...Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99)	87	32.3	24	28.9	45	36.9	3	50.0	2	50.0	2	16.7	9	23.7	2	50.0
...Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86)	10	3.7	5	6.0	3	2.5	0	0	0	0	1	8.3	1	2.6	0	0
...Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1)	11	4.1	4	4.8	6	4.9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2.6	0	0
...All Other Causes of Death (Residual)	35	13.0	10	12.0	15	12.3	1	16.7	1	25.0	1	8.3	6	15.8	1	25.0
TOTAL, ALL CAUSES	269	100.0	83	100.0	122	100.0	6	100.0	4	100.0	12	100.0	38	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, 07FEB2025

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