Table 1. Descriptive summary of factors analysed in neonatal mortality study in Malawi (2000 DHS).
| Variables | Proportion died | No of births | |
| Socio-economic factors: | |||
| Region | Northern | 4.0 | 1936 |
| Central | 4.4 | 4394 | |
| Southern | 4.8 | 5596 | |
| Residence | Urban | 2.8 | 2084 |
| Rural | 4.9 | 9842 | |
| Mother's education | None | 4.0 | 3547 |
| Primary | 5.0 | 7513 | |
| Secondary or higher | 3.1 | 886 | |
| Antenatal Visits | None | 8.8 | 297 |
| Once | 3.1 | 3100 | |
| Twice | 2.9 | 2876 | |
| Three or more | 2.6 | 1668 | |
| Place of birth | Home | 5.4 | 5047 |
| Hospital | 4.0 | 6879 | |
| Woman's Status | Lowest | 4.7 | 2618 |
| Low | 4.0 | 2389 | |
| Medium | 4.4 | 2399 | |
| High | 4.9 | 2589 | |
| Highest | 4.8 | 1932 | |
| Bio-demographic factors | |||
| Sex of child | Male | 5.1 | 5951 |
| Female | 4.0 | 5975 | |
| Multiplicity of birth | Singleton | 3.9 | 11432 |
| Multiple | 20.2 | 494 | |
| Birth order | 1st | 6.4 | 2883 |
| 2–3 | 4.2 | 4707 | |
| 4–6 | 3.5 | 3263 | |
 7 births |
4.5 | 1573 | |
| Mother's age | <20 yrs | 8.4 | 885 |
| 20–24 | 5.0 | 3704 | |
| 25–29 | 4.1 | 3302 | |
| 30–34 | 2.5 | 1816 | |
 35 yrs |
4.5 | 2219 |