›› 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