Table1.

Characteristics of the deceased neonates

Characteristics	Frequency (%)
Sex:
Boy	181 (56.7%)
Girl	139 (43.3%)
Masculinity ratio (Boy/Girl×100)	131
Mean age at death (in days)	5.1 (median 2; range: 0–27)
0–6	224 (70.0%)
7–27	96 (30.0%)
Median age at illness onset	1 (mean = 3.7; SD = 5.70)
Median illness duration	0 (Mean = 1.6; SD = 2.93)
Place of birth:
Hospital	122 (38.3%)
Other health provider or facility	97 (30.2%)
On route to a health provider or facility	8 (2.6%)
Home	77 (24.0%)
Other	16 (5.0%)
Place of death:
Hospital	121 (37.9%)
Other health provider or facility	55 (17.1%)
On route to a health provider or facility	18 (4.3%)
Home	118 (36.8%)
Other	13 (3.9%)
Child was born and died at health facility (without leaving health facility) (n = 219)	135 (61.6%)

SD – standard deviation