Table 4.

Causes of under-five mortality based on verbal autopsy interviews in León (2003–2007) and Cuatro Santos (2004 to 2008), Nicaragua

Diagnosis	León n (%)	Cuatro Santos n (%)
Neonatal deaths	35 (59.3)	16 (41.0)
Diarrhea and gastroenteritis of presumed infectious origin	5 (8.4)	4 (10.3)
Pneumonia	5 (8.4)	7 (17.9)
Other infectious diseases (post-neonatal)	3 (5.1)	5 (12.8)
Congenital malformations	5 (8.4)	4 (10.3)
Injuries (post-neonatal)	2 (3.4)	1 (2.6)
Other causes	4 (6.8)	2 (5.1)
Total	59 (100.0)	39 (100.0)