| TOTAL | RACE/ETHNICITY | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NH White |
NH Black |
NH Am. Ind. |
NH Asian/P.I. |
NH Multi-Race |
Hispanic |
Missing/Unknown/Not Classifiable |
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| 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 |
| 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, 19MAR2026 |
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