| 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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| Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | Neonatal Deaths | |||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 486 | 100.0 | 174 | 100.0 | 182 | 100.0 | 11 | 100.0 | 13 | 100.0 | 14 | 100.0 | 76 | 100.0 | 16 | 100.0 |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 90 | 18.5 | 36 | 20.7 | 32 | 17.6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15.4 | 2 | 14.3 | 16 | 21.1 | 2 | 12.5 |
| ...Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||||||||||||
| ...Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 95 | 19.5 | 19 | 10.9 | 49 | 26.9 | 3 | 27.3 | 3 | 23.1 | 2 | 14.3 | 18 | 23.7 | 1 | 6.3 |
| ...Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 57 | 11.7 | 24 | 13.8 | 21 | 11.5 | 1 | 9.1 | 1 | 7.7 | 3 | 21.4 | 5 | 6.6 | 2 | 12.5 |
| ...Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 31 | 6.4 | 9 | 5.2 | 9 | 4.9 | 2 | 18.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 | 8 | 10.5 | 1 | 6.3 |
| ...Newborn affected by maternal factors/complications of pregnancy, labor & delivery (P00-P04) | 67 | 13.8 | 16 | 9.2 | 30 | 16.5 | 2 | 18.2 | 2 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13.2 | 7 | 43.8 |
| ...Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 111 | 22.8 | 55 | 31.6 | 30 | 16.5 | 2 | 18.2 | 5 | 38.5 | 3 | 21.4 | 13 | 17.1 | 3 | 18.8 |
| ...Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| ...Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (W75) | 2 | 0.4 | 1 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ...Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 1 | 0.2 | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ...Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 10 | 2.1 | 4 | 2.3 | 4 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| ...All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 18 | 3.7 | 7 | 4.0 | 6 | 3.3 | 1 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 | 2 | 2.6 | 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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