| 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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| Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | Postneonatal Deaths | |||||||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| TOTAL, ALL CAUSES | 284 | 100.0 | 92 | 100.0 | 133 | 100.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 14 | 100.0 | 35 | 100.0 | 6 | 100.0 |
| CAUSE OF DEATH: | 43 | 15.1 | 12 | 13.0 | 17 | 12.8 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28.6 | 8 | 22.9 | 1 | 16.7 |
| ...Congenital Malformations, deformations & chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) | ||||||||||||||||
| ...Prematurity & Low Birth Weight (P05-P07) | 9 | 3.2 | 4 | 4.3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| ...Respiratory Distress & other Respiratory conditions (P22-P28) | 12 | 4.2 | 2 | 2.2 | 6 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16.7 |
| ...Infections & Parasitic Diseases (A00-B99; P35-P39) | 12 | 4.2 | 3 | 3.3 | 7 | 5.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| ...Other conditions originating in the perinatal period (P08-P21; P29-P34; P40-P96) | 6 | 2.1 | 3 | 3.3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| ...Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99) | 9 | 3.2 | 3 | 3.3 | 5 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| ...Diseases of the respiratory system (J00-J98,U04) | 8 | 2.8 | 4 | 4.3 | 3 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| ...Accidental Suffocation and Strangulation in Bed (W75) | 23 | 8.1 | 11 | 12.0 | 10 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 |
| ...Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (R95) | 7 | 2.5 | 4 | 4.3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ...Other Ill-Defined and unknown causes of death (R96-R99) | 113 | 39.8 | 29 | 31.5 | 61 | 45.9 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21.4 | 15 | 42.9 | 4 | 66.7 |
| ...Unintentional Injuries/Accidents (V01-X59; Y85-Y86) | 9 | 3.2 | 5 | 5.4 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ...Homicide/Assault (X85-Y09; Y87.1) | 7 | 2.5 | 2 | 2.2 | 4 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 |
| ...All Other Causes of Death (Residual) | 26 | 9.2 | 10 | 10.9 | 10 | 7.5 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 | 3 | 8.6 | 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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