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Minority Health Facts • Hispanics/Latinos Division of Public Health
N.C. Department of Health and Human Services State Center for Health Statistics
Child and Adolescent Health
The leading causes of death for children 1-17
years of age during 2001-2005 were motor
vehicle injuries, other unintentional injuries,
cancer, homicide, and birth defects.
Figure 9 shows the death rate for children 1-17
years of age for Hispanics, white non-Hispanics,
and African American non-Hispanics during the
years 2001-2005 (death rates are per 100,000
population). The Hispanic rate is slightly lower
than the African American rate and somewhat
higher than the white rate. The Hispanic rate of
29.3 deaths per 100,000 population means about 44
Hispanic children ages 1-17 died each year in North
Carolina.
Figure 8
2001-2005 Infant Deaths per 1,000 Live Births, by Race/Ethnicity
6.1 6.2
15.5
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
Hispanic White Non-Hispanic African American Non-Hispanic
Infant Death Rate
Note: The mother’s race and ethnicity as self-reported on the matching birth certificate were
used to categorize the race/ethnicity of the infant deaths.
Figure 9
Deaths per 100,000 Population of Children Ages 1-17, by Race/Ethnicity
North Carolina, 2001-2005
29.3
25.4
31.5
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Hispanic White Non-Hispanic African American Non-Hispanic
Child Death Rate
Note: Surname matching was used to enhance identification of Hispanic/Latino deaths (see page 2).