Table 4.
Single causes of neonatal death by birth weight (N = 536)
| |
|
Birth weight in grams |
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Causes | Total deaths | 500- 999 | 1000- 1499 | 1500- 1999 | 2000- 2499 | 2500+ | Unknown |
| No. admitted |
5033 |
43 |
254 |
552 |
612 |
3535 |
37 |
| Congenital |
49 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
14 |
29 |
1 |
| Prematurity |
188 |
37 |
85 |
52 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
| Asphyxia |
245 |
0 |
11 |
19 |
34 |
179 |
2 |
| Infection |
46 |
0 |
4 |
6 |
6 |
29 |
1 |
| Other |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
|
Total deaths |
536 |
37 |
101 |
81 |
60 |
246 |
11 |
| (% ) deaths | (10.7) | (86.0) | (39.8) | (14.7) | (9.8) | (7.0) | (29.7) |