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Causes of Resident Infant Deaths by Birthweight
McDowell County, 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 14 9 27 0 50
140-208 ---Malignant Neoplasms 0 0 1 0 1
320-322 ---Meningitis 0 1 0 0 1
390-398,
402,404-429
---Diseases of the Heart 0 1 0 0 1
740-759 ---Congenital Anomalies 2 2 6 0 10
740 ------Anencephalus and Similar Anomalies 0 0 1 0 1
745-746 ------Congenital Anomalies of Heart 2 2 3 0 7
747 ------Other Congenital Anomalies of Circulatory System 0 0 1 0 1
748 ------Congenital Anomalies of Respiratory System 0 0 1 0 1
760-779 ---Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period 11 3 3 0 17
762 ------Newborn Affected by Complications of Placenta, Cord, and Membranes 1 0 0 0 1
765 ------Disorders Relating to Short Gestation and Unspecified Low Birthweight 3 0 0 0 3
769 ------Respiratory Distress Syndrome 4 0 0 0 4
770 ------Other Respiratory Conditions of Newborn 2 2 2 0 6
771 ------Infections Specific to the Perinatal Period 1 0 1 0 2
776.1-779 ------All Other and Ill-Defined Conditions Originating in Perinatal Period 0 1 0 0 1
780-799 ---Symptoms, Signs, and Ill-Defined Conditions 0 2 14 0 16
798.0 ------Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 0 2 13 0 15
E800-999 ---External Causes of Injury and Poisoning 0 0 3 0 3
E800-949 ------Unintentional Injuries, All Forms 0 0 2 0 2
E910-915 ------Unintentional Injuries Caused by Submersion, Suffocation, and Foreign Bodies 0 0 1 0 1
E911 ---------Inhalation and Ingestion of Food Causing Obstruction of Respiratory Tract or Suffocation 0 0 1 0 1
E960-969 ---Homicide 0 0 1 0 1
Residual ---All Other Causes (Residual) 1 0 0 0 1

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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