›› Kids Count 2002: South Carolina Indicators

Leading Causes of Infant Death by Race: 1993

Race = Total

Cause	Number of Deaths
Congenital anomalies	110
Disorders relating to short gestation, etc.	78
Sudden infant death syndrome	70
Respiratory distress syndrome	41
Newborn aff by maternal comp of preg	27
Inf specific to the perinatal period	17
Accidents and adverse effects	13
Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia	11
Newborn aff by comp of placenta, etc.	10
Homicide	8
All other causes	159
Total	544

Race = White

Cause	Number of Deaths
Congenital anomalies	60
Sudden infant death syndrome	32
Disorders relating to short gestation, etc.	24
Respiratory distress syndrome	16
Newborn aff by maternal comp of preg	9
Inf specific to the perinatal period	5
Newborn aff by comp of placenta, etc.	4
Birth trauma	4
Pneumonia and influenza	3
Accidents and adverse effects	3
All other causes	55
Total	215

Race = Black

Cause	Number of Deaths
Disorders relating to short gestation, etc.	54
Congenital anomalies	50
Sudden infant death syndrome	36
Respiratory distress syndrome	25
Newborn aff by maternal comp of preg	18
Inf specific to the perinatal period	12
Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia	10
Accidents and adverse effects	9
Newborn aff by comp of placenta, etc.	6
Neonatal hemorrhage	5
Homicide	5
All other causes	94
Total	324

Prepared by:
Division of Biostatistics
SCDHEC
Columbia, SC 29201