Table 1.
Characteristics of eligible studies.
| Author | Year | Study duration | Region | Live birth (n) | Death toll (n) | Mortality | Top five reasons for death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liu et al [9] | 2004 | 1997-2003 | Guangdong Province | 580 | 60 | 0.103 | Asphyxia/intracranial hemorrhage/pneumonia/birth defect/RDS |
| Su et al [10] | 2006 | 1997~2005 | Guangdong Province | 720 | 69 | 0.095 | Premature birth/asphyxia/intracranial hemorrhage/pneumorrhagia/RDS |
| Tan et al [11] | 2004 | 1993~2002 | Shanghai | 1775 | 86 | 0.048 | Not available |
| Chen et al [12] | 2003 | 1995~2002 | Guangdong Province | 2367 | 112 | 0.047 | Asphyxia/premature birth/infection/intracranial hemorrhage/scleredema |
| Ma et al [13] | 2014 | 2003-2012 | Guangxi Province | 8788 | 154 | 0.017 | birth defect/septicemia/RDS/asphyxia/bilirubin cerebropathy |
| Liang et al [14] | 2005 | 1998~2004 | Jiangxi Province | 2265 | 223 | 0.098 | Asphyxia/intracranial hemorrhage/RDS/septicemia/scleredema |
| Wang et al [15] | 2002 | 1995-2000 | Sichuang Province | 2376 | 235 | 0.098 | Asphyxia/intracranial hemorrhage/RDS/septicemia/scleredema |
| Liu et al [16] | 2011 | 2007-2009 | Liaoning Province | 36861 | 305 | 0.008 | Premature birth/birth defect/asphyxia/pneumonia/RDS |
| Xu et al [17] | 2017 | 2008-2014 | Beijing | 41910 | 480 | 0.011 | Infection/birth defect/RDS/asphyxia/pneumorrhagia |
| Jiang et al [18] | 2013 | 1990-2010 | Jilin Province | 119327 | 537 | 0.004 | Asphyxia/RDS/birth defect/pneumorrhagia/intracranial hemorrhage |
| Zhang et al [19] | 2013 | 2003-2012 | Jiangsu Province | 19158 | 201 | 0.010 | RDS/birth defect/asphyxia/pneumonia/septicemia |
| Li et al [20] | 2008 | 2000-2007 | Shanghai | 5459 | 207 | 0.037 | Birth defect/RDS/septicemia/pneumonia/asphyxia |
| Shen et al [21] | 2005 | 1992-2001 | Hunan Province | 2138 | 45 | 0.021 | Pneumonia/asphyxia/intracranial hemorrhage/septicemia/tetanus |
| Luo et al [22] | 2009 | 2005-2008 | Chongqing Province | 201115 | 1297 | 0.006 | Asphyxia/premature birth/birth defect/pneumonia/accidental death |
| Bai et al [23] | 2013 | 2007-2011 | Sichuan Province | 14909 | 180 | 0.012 | Pneumonia/asphyxia/birth defect/septicemia/RDS |
| Tao et al [24] | 2008 | 2003-2007 | Guangdong Province | 3034 | 62 | 0.020 | RDS/asphyxia/birth defect/pneumonia/septicemia |
| Tang et al [25] | 2013 | 2008-2012 | Shaanxi Province | 8602 | 263 | 0.030 | Birth defect/RDS/asphyxia/pneumonia/pneumorrhagia |
| Ouyang et al [26] | 2016 | 2010-2014 | Hunan Province | 17220 | 235 | 0.013 | Asphyxia/birth defect/RDS/intracranial hemorrhage/septicemia |