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


ICDA 9
Code
Number


Cause of Death
Birthweight

Total
Less than
1,500
Grams
1,500 -
2,499
Grams
2,500
Grams
or More

Unknown
001-999 Total Deaths, All Causes 755 302 713 36 1,806
008-009 ---Certain Intestinal Infections 1 1 0 0 2
036 ---Meningococcal Infection 0 1 3 0 4
038 ---Septicemia 7 3 4 0 14
045-079 ---Viral Diseases 0 1 1 0 2
140-208 ---Malignant Neoplasms 2 0 6 1 9
210-239 ---Benign Neoplasms, Carcinoma in Situ, and Neoplasms of Unspecified Nature 0 0 4 0 4
280-289 ---Diseases of Blood and Blood Forming Organs 0 0 2 0 2
320-322 ---Meningitis 1 4 1 0 6
323-389 ---Other Diseases of Nervous System and Sense Organs 1 4 16 1 22
390-398,
402,404-429
---Diseases of the Heart 5 8 14 0 27
460-465 ---Acute Upper Respiratory Infections 0 1 2 0 3
466,490-491 ---Bronchitis and Bronchiolitis 1 0 3 0 4
480-487 ---Pneumonia and Influenza 3 2 10 0 15
480-486 ------Pneumonia 3 2 10 0 15
550-552,560 ---Hernia of Abdominal Cavity and Intestinal Obstruction 1 0 0 0 1
553,555-558 ---Gastritis, Duodenitis, and Noninfective Enteritis Colitis 2 1 4 0 7
740-759 ---Congenital Anomalies 111 135 227 8 481
740 ------Anencephalus and Similar Anomalies 17 6 7 0 30
741 ------Spina Bifida 0 0 3 0 3
742 ------Other Congenital Anomalies of Nervous System 9 10 15 0 34
742.3 ---------Congenital Hydrocephalus 3 2 6 0 11
745-746 ------Congenital Anomalies of Heart 16 31 111 2 160
747 ------Other Congenital Anomalies of Circulatory System 3 5 16 2 26
748 ------Congenital Anomalies of Respiratory System 23 30 20 1 74
749-751 ------Congenital Anomalies of Digestive System 2 0 3 1 6
752-753 ------Congenital Anomalies of Genitourinary System 12 10 12 1 35
754-756 ------Congenital Anomalies of Musculoskeletal System 4 8 13 0 25
758 ------Chromosomal Anomalies 11 26 6 0 43
758.0 ---------Down's Syndrome 2 1 1 0 4
759 ------Other and Unspecified Congenital Anomalies 14 9 19 1 43
760-779 ---Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 591 56 80 15 742
760 ------Newborn Affected by Maternal Conditions Which May Be Unrelated to Present Pregnancy 6 6 8 0 20
761 ------Newborn Affected by Maternal Complications of Pregnancy 39 1 2 1 43
762 ------Newborn Affected by Complications of Placenta, Cord, and Membranes 52 3 6 2 63
763 ------Newborn Affected by Other Complications of Labor and Delivery 2 0 1 0 3
764 ------Slow Fetal Growth and Fetal Malnutrition 1 0 0 0 1
765 ------Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight 185 1 4 2 192
767 ------Birth Trauma 6 1 5 1 13
768 ------Intrauterine Hypoxia and Birth Asphyxia 13 1 9 3 26
768.2-768.4 ---------Fetal Distress in Liveborn Infant 1 1 3 0 5
768.5-768.9 ---------Birth Asphyxia 12 0 6 3 21
769 ------Respiratory Distress Syndrome 108 5 2 4 119
770 ------Other Respiratory Conditions of Newborn 89 14 14 1 118
771 ------Infections Specific to the Perinatal Period 22 9 9 0 40
772 ------Neonatal Hemorrhage 16 0 2 0 18
774 ------Other Perinatal Jaundice 0 0 1 0 1
775 ------Endocrine and Metabolic Disturbances Specific to Newborn 1 0 0 0 1
776.1-779 ------All Other and Ill-Defined Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period 51 15 17 1 84
780-799 ---Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 15 68 249 7 339
798.0 ------Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 11 57 220 5 293
E800-999 ---External Causes of Injury and Poisoning 3 5 61 3 72
E800-949 ------Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 1 1 39 1 42
E810-825 ------Motor Vehicle Crashes 0 0 12 1 13
E910-915 ------Unintentional Injuries Caused by Submersion, Suffocation, and Foreign Bodies 1 0 15 0 16
E911 ---------Inhalation and Ingestion of Food Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation 0 0 5 0 5
E912 ---------Inhalation and Ingestion of Other Objects Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation 1 0 1 0 2
E913 ---------Unintentional Mechanical Suffocation 0 0 6 0 6
E960-969 ---Homicide 2 1 18 2 23
E967 ------Child Battering and Other Maltreatment 0 1 5 0 6
Residual ---All Other Causes (Residual) 11 12 26 1 50

ICDA 9
Code
Number


Cause of Death
Birthweight

Total
Less than
1,500
Grams
1,500 -
2,499
Grams
2,500
Grams
or More

Unknown


Last updated March 7, 2001.

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