Table 2.
Decline in neonatal mortality by cause between two ECCD surveys, Morocco, 1987-1996
| Cause of death | ECCD-1 | ECCD-2 | Comparison 2/1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of deaths | % | Rate per 1,000 | No. of deaths | % | Rate per 1,000 | Decline (%) | p value | |
| Birth trauma | 26 | 20.3 | 9.26 | 136 | 33.7 | 9.99 | −7.9 | 0.722 |
| Premature | 26 | 20.3 | 9.26 | 125 | 31.0 | 9.18 | 0.8 | 0.970 |
| Low birth-weight | 10 | 7.8 | 3.56 | 21 | 5.2 | 1.54 | 56.7 | 0.029∗ |
| Tetanus | 28 | 21.9 | 9.97 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.51 | 94.8 | 0.000∗ |
| ALRI | 12 | 9.4 | 4.27 | 25 | 6.2 | 1.84 | 57.0 | 0.016∗ |
| Congenital defect | 4 | 3.1 | 1.42 | 7 | 1.7 | 0.51 | 63.9 | 0.104 |
| Diarrhoea, Acute | 3 | 2.3 | 1.07 | 8 | 2.0 | 0.59 | 45.0 | 0.377 |
| Other and unknown | 19 | 14.8 | 6.76 | 74 | 18.4 | 5.44 | 19.6 | 0.395 |
| Total | 128 | 100.0 | 45.6 | 403 | 100.0 | 29.6 | 35.0 | 0.000 |
∗Signifcant (p<0.05); ALRI=Acute lower respiratory infection; ECCD=Enquête sur les Causes et Cir-constances de Décès