TABLE 1—
Cause-Specific Infant Death Rates: United States, 2000
| Death Ratea | ||||
| Causes of Infant Death | Total | White | Black | RR |
| All causes | 688.9 | 571.2 | 1347.7 | 2.4 |
| Congenital malformations (Q00–Q99) | 141.8 | 138.5 | 167 | 1.2 |
| Disorders related to short gestation (P07) | 108.4 | 74.7 | 293.6 | 3.9 |
| Sudden infant death syndrome (R95) | 62.1 | 51.8 | 122.1 | 2.4 |
| Maternal pregnancy complications (P01) | 34.3 | 26.1 | 80.5 | 3.1 |
| Complications of placenta, cord, membranes (P02) | 25.7 | 22.3 | 45.6 | 2.0 |
Note. RR = rate ratio (Black to White). Data are from National Vital Statistics Reports.41 Codes (in parentheses) are from International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision.
aPer 100 000 live births.