28
                                                TOTAL      UNDER 28 DAYS OF AGE        DAYS
CAUSE OF DEATH AND               TOTAL            BY    TO-   < 1   1-   7-  14-  21-   AND
GROUP NUMBER**               NUMBER  RATE#       RACE   TAL   DAY    6   13   20   27  OVER
                                                                                      
ALL CAUSES                      435   10.2   W    152    91    43   26   13    4    5    61
                                            NW    283   176   108   34   18    7    9   107
                                                                                      
MENINGOCOCCAL INFECTION           1     ##   W      1     0     0    0    0    0    0     1
(007)                                       NW      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
                                                                                      
SEPTICEMIA (008)                  7    0.2   W      1     0     0    0    0    0    0     1
                                            NW      6     0     0    0    0    0    0     6
                                                                                      
MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS               2     ##   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
(021-023)                                   NW      2     0     0    0    0    0    0     2
                                                                                      
SHORT STATURE, NOT                1     ##   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED (028)                  NW      1     1     1    0    0    0    0     0
                                                                                      
VOLUME DEPLETION, DISORDERS                                                                
OF FLUID, ELECTROLYTE AND         1     ##   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
ACID-BASE BALANCE (031)                     NW      1     0     0    0    0    0    0     1

MENINGITIS (033)                  2     ##   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
                                            NW      2     0     0    0    0    0    0     2
                                                                                      
INFANTILE CEREBRAL PALSY          1     ##   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
(035)                                       NW      1     0     0    0    0    0    0     1
                                                                                      
ANOXIC BRAIN DAMAGE, NOT          1     ##   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
ELSEWHERE CLASSIFIED (036)                  NW      1     0     0    0    0    0    0     1
                                                                                      
DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY      11    0.2   W      2     0     0    0    0    0    0     2
SYSTEM (039-044)                            NW      9     4     0    4    0    0    0     5
                                                                                      
INFLUENZA AND PNEUMONIA          10    0.2   W      3     0     0    0    0    0    0     3
(046,047)                                   NW      7     0     0    0    0    0    0     7
                                                                                      
ACUTE BRONCHITIS AND ACUTE        3    0.1   W      2     0     0    0    0    0    0     2
BRONCHIOLITIS (048)                         NW      1     1     0    0    0    0    1     0

GASTRITIS, DUODENITIS, AND                                                                 
NONINFECTIVE ENTERITIS AND        9    0.2   W      2     0     0    0    0    0    0     2
COLITIS (053)                               NW      7     1     0    0    0    1    0     6

HERNIA OF ABDOMINAL CAVITY                                                                 
AND INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION        1     ##   W      1     0     0    0    0    0    0     1
WITHOUT HERNIA (054)                        NW      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0

RENAL FAILURE AND OTHER           3    0.1   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
DISORDERS OF KIDNEY (056)                   NW      3     2     0    2    0    0    0     1

                  










TABLE 13 - PAGE 2                                                                          
INFANT DEATHS - MISSISSIPPI - 1999                                                         

                                                                                           
                                                                                         28
                                                TOTAL      UNDER 28 DAYS OF AGE        DAYS
CAUSE OF DEATH AND               TOTAL            BY    TO-   < 1   1-   7-  14-  21-   AND
GROUP NUMBER**               NUMBER  RATE#       RACE   TAL   DAY    6   13   20   27  OVER

NEWBORN AFFECTED BY                                                                        
MATERNAL HYPERTENSIVE             1     ##   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
DISORDERS (058)                             NW      1     1     1    0    0    0    0     0

NEWBORN AFFECTED BY OTHER                                                                  
MATERNAL CONDITIONS WHICH                                                                  
MAY BE UNRELATED TO PRESENT       1     ##   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
PREGNANCY (059)                             NW      1     1     1    0    0    0    0     0
                                                                                      
NEWBORN AFFECTED BY                                                                        
MATERNAL COMPLICATIONS OF        15    0.4   W      6     6     5    1    0    0    0     0
PREGNANCY (060-063)                         NW      9     9     9    0    0    0    0     0

NEWBORN AFFECTED BY COMPLI-                                                                
CATIONS OF PLACENTS, CORD        10    0.2   W      4     4     2    1    1    0    0     0
AND MEMBRANES (064-067)                     NW      6     6     5    0    1    0    0     0

NEWBORN AFFECTED BY OTHER                                                                  
COMPLICATIONS OF LABOR AND        4    0.1   W      1     1     0    1    0    0    0     0
DELIVERY (068)                              NW      3     3     2    1    0    0    0     0

SLOW FETAL GROWTH AND FETAL       1     ##   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
MALNUTRITION (070)                          NW      1     1     1    0    0    0    0     0
                                                                                      
DISORDERS RELATED TO SHORT                                                                 
GESTATION AND LOW BIRTH                                                                    
WEIGHT, NOT ELSEWHERE            81    1.9   W     21    21    19    1    1    0    0     0
CLASSIFIED (071,072)                        NW     60    60    55    3    1    0    1     0
                                                                                      
INTRAUTERINE HYPOXIA AND          5    0.1   W      2     1     0    0    1    0    0     1
BIRTH ASPHYXIA (075,076)                    NW      3     2     1    0    0    1    0     1

RESPIRATORY DISTRESS OF          17    0.4   W      5     5     0    4    0    0    1     0
NEWBORN (077)                               NW     12    12     8    3    1    0    0     0

CONGENITAL PNEUMONIA (078)        2     ##   W      1     1     0    0    1    0    0     0
                                            NW      1     0     0    0    0    0    0     1
                                                                                      
NEONATAL ASPIRATION               1     ##   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
SYNDROME (079)                              NW      1     1     0    1    0    0    0     0

INTERSTITIAL EMPHYSEMA AND                                                                 
RELATED CONDITIONS                                                                         
ORIGINATING IN THE                1     ##   W      1     1     0    1    0    0    0     0
PERINATAL PERIOD (080)                      NW      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
                                                                                      
PULMONARY HEMORRHAGE                                                                       
ORIGINATING IN THE                9    0.2   W      4     4     0    3    1    0    0     0
PERINATAL PERIOD (081)                      NW      5     5     0    5    0    0    0     0








TABLE 13 - PAGE 3                                                                          
INFANT DEATHS - MISSISSIPPI - 1999                                                         

                                                                                           
                                                                                         28
                                                TOTAL      UNDER 28 DAYS OF AGE        DAYS
CAUSE OF DEATH AND               TOTAL            BY    TO-   < 1   1-   7-  14-  21-   AND
GROUP NUMBER**               NUMBER  RATE#       RACE   TAL   DAY    6   13   20   27  OVER

CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE                                                                
ORIGINATING IN THE                1     ##   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
PERINATAL PERIOD (082)                      NW      1     0     0    0    0    0    0     1

ATELECTASIS (083)                 1     ##   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
                                            NW      1     1     1    0    0    0    0     0
                                                                                      
BACTERIAL SEPSIS OF NEWBORN      17    0.4   W      5     5     0    0    2    2    1     0
(085)                                       NW     12    11     1    2    4    3    1     1

NEONATAL HEMORRHAGE (088)         3    0.1   W      1     1     0    1    0    0    0     0
                                            NW      2     2     0    1    1    0    0     0
                                                                                      
NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS         4    0.1   W      0     0     0    0    0    0    0     0
OF NEWBORN (093)                            NW      4     4     0    0    1    0    3     0

HYDROPS FETALIS NOT DUE TO        4    0.1   W      2     2     1    1    0    0    0     0
HEMOLYTIC DISEASE (094)                     NW      2     2     1    0    1    0    0     0

CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS,                                                                  
DEFORMATIONS AND CHROMOSO-       68    1.6   W     30    20     8    8    2    1    1    10
MAL ABNORMALITIES (096-110)                 NW     38    22     7    8    6    0    1    16

SUDDEN INFANT DEATH              62    1.4   W     26     3     0    0    3    0    0    23
SYNDROME (111)                              NW     36     0     0    0    0    0    0    36

ACCIDENTS (114-124)              15    0.4   W      7     1     0    0    0    0    1     6
                                            NW      8     0     0    0    0    0    0     8
                                                                                      
ASSAULT (HOMICIDE)                5    0.1   W      1     0     0    0    0    0    0     1
(125-128)                                   NW      4     1     0    0    0    1    0     3

ALL OTHER CAUSES                 54    1.3   W     23    15     8    4    1    1    1     8
                                            NW     31    23    14    4    2    1    2     8

 * DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE.                                                 

** SEE APPENDIX C FOR EXPLANATION OF GROUP NUMBERS.                                        

 # DEATHS PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS.                                                           

## LESS THAN 0.06.