Table 2.

Timing of neonatal mortality by birth weight and gestational age

	Day 1	Day 2 – 7	Day 8 – 28
Total, N (%)	2,002 (51.6)	1,100 (28.3)	780 (20.1)
Birth Weight
≥ 2500 g	50.7*	27.7	21.5
1500–2499 g	47.7	30.9	21.4
< 1500 g	60.7	24.8	14.5
Gestational Age
≥ 37 wks	48.6**	29.8	21.6
33–36 wks	46.1	30.7	23.2
< 33 wks	63.0	24.3	12.7

^*Percentage of deaths in this birth weight category

^**Percentage of deaths in this gestational age category