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Causes of Resident Infant Deaths by Age
West Virginia, 1989 - 1998

ICDA 9
Cause
number
Cause of Death		 Under 1
Day		 1 to 6
Days		 7 to 27
Days		 28 Days
to 11
Months
Total
001-999 Total Deaths, All Causes 643 268 245 650 1,806
008-009 ---Certain Intestinal Infections 0 0 0 2 2
036 ---Meningococcal Infection 0 0 1 3 4
038 ---Septicemia 2 2 1 9 14
045-079 ---Viral Diseases 0 0 1 1 2
140-208 ---Malignant Neoplasms 0 0 3 6 9
210-239 ---Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Neoplasms of Unspecified Nature 2 1 0 1 4
280-289 ---Diseases of Blood and Blood Forming Organs 1 0 0 1 2
320-322 ---Meningitis 0 0 0 6 6
323-389 ---Other Diseases of Nervous System and Sense Organs 0 3 3 16 22
390-398,
402,404-429		 ---Diseases of the Heart 6 4 3 14 27
460-465 ---Acute Upper Respiratory Infections 0 0 0 3 3
466,490-491 ---Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis 0 0 0 4 4
480-487 ---Pneumonia and Influenza 1 0 1 13 15
480-486 ------Pneumonia 1 0 1 13 15
550-552,560 ---Hernia of Abdominal Cavity and Intestinal Obstruction 0 0 0 1 1
553,555-558 ---Gastritis, Duodenitis, and Noninfective Enteritis Colitis 1 1 3 2 7
740-759 ---Congenital Anomalies 149 106 104 122 481
740 ------Anencephalus and Similar Anomalies 22 7 0 1 30
741 ------Spina Bifida 0 1 1 1 3
742 ------Other Congenital Anomalies of Nervous System 11 7 7 9 34
742.3 ---------Congenital Hydrocephalus 2 2 2 5 11
745-746 ------Congenital Anomalies of Heart 8 35 51 66 160
747 ------Other Congenital Anomalies of Circulatory System 1 6 12 7 26
748 ------Congenital Anomalies of Respiratory System 37 16 7 14 74
749-751 ------Congenital Anomalies of Digestive System 1 2 2 1 6
752-753 ------Congenital Anomalies of Genitourinary System 24 6 5 0 35
754-756 ------Congenital Anomalies of Musculoskeletal System 9 4 6 6 25
758 ------Chromosomal Anomalies 16 12 9 6 43
758.0 ---------Down's Syndrome 2 0 1 1 4
759 ------Other and Unspecified Congenital Anomalies 20 10 4 9 43
760-779 ---Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 468 140 78 56 742
760 ------Newborn Affected by Maternal Conditions Which May Be Unrelated to Present Pregnancy 10 6 4 0 20
761 ------Newborn Affected by Maternal Complications of Pregnancy 41 2 0 0 43
762 ------Newborn Affected by Complications of Placenta, Cord, and Membranes 56 7 0 0 63
763 ------Newborn Affected by Other Complications of Labor and Delivery 2 0 0 1 3
764 ------Slow Fetal Growth and Fetal Malnutrition 0 0 0 1 1
765 ------Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight 177 12 3 0 192
767 ------Birth Trauma 2 7 4 0 13
768 ------Intrauterine Hypoxia and Birth Asphyxia 14 8 2 2 26
768.2-768.4 ---------Fetal Distress in Liveborn Infant 2 2 1 0 5
768.5-768.9 ---------Birth Asphyxia 12 6 1 2 21
769 ------Respiratory Distress Syndrome 61 40 12 6 119
770 ------Other Respiratory Conditions of Newborn 52 21 14 31 118
771 ------Infections Specific to the Perinatal Period 9 8 17 6 40
772 ------Neonatal Hemorrhage 2 12 4 0 18
774 ------Other Perinatal Jaundice 0 0 1 0 1
775 ------Endocrine and Metabolic Disturbances Specific to Newborn 0 1 0 0 1
776.1-779 ------All Other and Ill-Defined Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period 42 16 17 9 84
780-799 ---Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 2 4 34 299 339
798.0 ------Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 0 3 29 261 293
E800-999 ---External Causes of Injury and Poisoning 5 1 6 60 72
E800-949 ------Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 2 1 3 36 42
E810-825 ------Motor Vehicle Crashes 0 1 1 11 13
E910-915 ------Unintentional Injuries Caused by Submersion, Suffocation, and Foreign Bodies 2 0 1 13 16
E911 ---------Inhalation and Ingestion of Food Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation 0 0 1 4 5
E912 ---------Inhalation and Ingestion of Other Objects Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation 0 0 0 2 2
E913 ---------Unintentional Mechanical Suffocation 1 0 0 5 6
E960-969 ---Homicide 2 0 1 20 23
E967 ------Child Battering and Other Maltreatment 0 0 0 6 6
Residual ---All Other Causes (Residual) 6 6 7 31 50
ICDA 9
Cause
number
Cause of Death		 Under 1
Day		 1 to 6
Days		 7 to 27
Days		 28 Days
to 11
Months
Total


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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