›› Kids Count 2002: South Carolina Indicators


Leading Causes of Infant Death by Race: 1992


Race = Total

Cause Number of Deaths
Congenital anomalies 94
Disorders relating to short gestation, etc. 77
Sudden infant death syndrome 77
Respiratory distress syndrome 47
Newborn aff by maternal comp of preg 28
Newborn aff by comp of placenta, etc. 18
Inf specific to the perinatal period 16
Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia 14
Pneumonia and influenza 12
Accidents and adverse effects 11
All other causes 194
Total 588

Race = White

Cause Number of Deaths
Congenital anomalies 50
Sudden infant death syndrome 29
Disorders relating to short gestation, etc. 24
Respiratory distress syndrome 20
Newborn aff by maternal comp of preg 14
Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia 8
Inf specific to the perinatal period 8
Newborn aff by comp of placenta, etc 7
Pneumonia and influenza 4
Neonatal hemorrhage 4
Accidents and adverse effects 4
All other causes 66
Total 238

Race = Black

Cause Number of Deaths
Disorders relating to short gestation, etc 53
Sudden infant death syndrome 44
Congenital anomalies 43
Respiratory distress syndrome 27
Newborn aff by maternal comp of preg 13
Newborn aff by comp of placenta, etc 11
Pneumonia and influenza 8
Septicemia 7
Inf specific to the perinatal period 7
Accidents and adverse effects 7
All other causes 121
Total 341

Prepared by:
Division of Biostatistics
SCDHEC
Columbia, SC 29201