Table 2.
Cause-specific numbers of neonatal deaths and proportions in Gedeo zone, Southern Ethiopia, from November 2016 to January 2018.
| Diagnosis of causes∗ | No. of neonates admitted | Number of deaths | Time of death | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neonatal deaths in 1st week, n (%) | Neonatal deaths in 2nd week, n (%) | Neonatal deaths in 3rd week, n (%) | |||
| Sepsis | 835 | 98 | 35 (35.7) | 62 (63.3) | 1 (1.0) |
| Low birth weight | 344 | 67 | 26 (38.8) | 38 (56.7) | 3 (4.5) |
| Birth asphyxia | 199 | 51 | 14 (27.5) | 33 (64.7) | 4 (7.8) |
| Jaundice | 52 | 7 | 3 (42.9) | 3 (42.9) | 1 (14.3) |
| Congenital abnormality | 48 | 10 | 1 (10.0) | 9 (90.0) | — |
| Total, % of deaths | 913 | 106 | 36 (33.9) | 65 (61.3) | 5 (4.7) |
| Diagnosis of causes∗ | No. of neonate admitted | Number of death | Time of death | ||
| Early neonatal period | Late neonatal period | ||||
| Sepsis | 835 | 98 | 35 (35.7) | 63 (64.3) | |
| Low birth weight | 344 | 67 | 26 (38.8) | 41 (61.2) | |
| Birth asphyxia | 199 | 51 | 14 (27.5) | 37 (72.5) | |
| Jaundice | 52 | 7 | 3 (42.9) | 4 (57.1) | |
| Congenital abnormality | 48 | 10 | 1 (10.0) | 9 (90.0) | |
| Total, % of deaths | 913 | 36 (33.9) | 65 (61.3) | 5 (4.7) | |
∗A neonate having more than one diagnosis is counted more than once; therefore, the proportion of deaths exceeds 100%.