2024 North Carolina Infant Mortality Report, Table 7

2024 Infant Deaths (<365 days) by Cause of Death

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  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
# % # % # % # % # % # % # % # %
TOTAL, ALL CAUSES 770 100.0 266 100.0 315 100.0 14 100.0 14 100.0 28 100.0 111 100.0 22 100.0
CAUSE OF DEATH: 133 17.3 48 18.0 49 15.6 1 7.1 2 14.3 6 21.4 24 21.6 3 13.6
...Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
...Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) 104 13.5 23 8.6 51 16.2 3 21.4 3 21.4 3 10.7 20 18.0 1 4.5
...Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) 69 9.0 26 9.8 27 8.6 1 7.1 2 14.3 5 17.9 5 4.5 3 13.6
...Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) 43 5.6 12 4.5 16 5.1 2 14.3 0 0 3 10.7 9 8.1 1 4.5
...Newborn affected by maternal factors/complications of pregnancy, labor & delivery (P00-P04) 67 8.7 16 6.0 30 9.5 2 14.3 2 14.3 0 0 10 9.0 7 31.8
...Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) 117 15.2 58 21.8 32 10.2 2 14.3 5 35.7 3 10.7 14 12.6 3 13.6
...Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) 13 1.7 5 1.9 5 1.6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2.7 0 0
...Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J98,U04) 8 1.0 4 1.5 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.9 0 0
...Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (W75) 25 3.2 12 4.5 11 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.8 0 0
...Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) 8 1.0 5 1.9 2 0.6 0 0 0 0 1 3.6 0 0 0 0
...Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) 123 16.0 33 12.4 65 20.6 1 7.1 0 0 3 10.7 17 15.3 4 18.2
...Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) 9 1.2 5 1.9 4 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
...Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) 7 0.9 2 0.8 4 1.3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.9 0 0
...All Other Causes of Death (Residual) 44 5.7 17 6.4 16 5.1 2 14.3 0 0 4 14.3 5 4.5 0 0