Table 1.
Incidence density rates (IDRs) of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa.
| Author year | Country | Sample size | Study population | Treatment outcome | Type of NM | Neonate days | IDR/1000 neonate days (95% CI) | Quality score | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preterm | Term | Dead | Censored | ENM | LNM | ||||||
| Dessu et al., 2019 [15] | Ethiopia | 332 | 37 | 30 | 67 | 265 | — | — | 2121 | 31.59 (24.14, 39.04) | High |
| Gudayu et al., 2020 [16] | Ethiopia | 504 | — | — | 87 | 417 | 73 | 14 | 2508 | 34.69 (27.54, 41.84) | High |
| Kayode et al., 2016 [37] | Ethiopia | 1152 | — | — | 68 | 1084 | 50 | 18 | 27357.5 | 2.49 (1.90, 3.08) | High |
| Orsido et al., 2019 [18] | Ethiopia | 964 | 84 | 75 | 159 | 804 | 132 | 27 | 5889 | 27.00 (22.86, 31.14) | High |
| Asmare, 2018 [12] | Ethiopia | 571 | 170 | — | 170 | 401 | 103 | 67 | 4354 | 39.04 (33.28, 44.80) | Medium |
| Yismaw et al., 2019 [19] | Ethiopia | 516 | 149 | — | 149 | — | 127 | 22 | 4527 | 32.91 (27.72, 38.10) | High |
| Alebel et al., 2020 [20] | Ethiopia | 513 | 42 | 67 | 109 | 404 | 91 | 18 | 4223 | 25.81 (21.03, 30.59) | High |
| Mengistu et al., 2020 [21] | Ethiopia | 612 | 69 | 45 | 114 | 498 | 103 | 11 | 4177.8 | 27.29 (22.35, 32.23) | High |
| Kahsay et al., 2020 [22] | Ethiopia | 253 | — | — | 32 | 221 | 32 | — | 1425.32 | 22.45 (14.77, 30.13 | Medium |
| Coulibaly et al., 2016 [13] | Burkina Faso | 341 | — | — | 18 | 323 | — | — | 9326.4 | 1.93 (1.05, 2.81) | Low |
| Musooko et al., 2014 [14] | Uganda | 341 | — | — | 37 | 304 | 37 | — | 1233.3 | 30.00 (20.47, 39.53) | Medium |
| Wosenu et al., 2017 [28] | Ethiopia | 490 | — | — | 171 | 319 | 171 | — | — | — | Medium |
| Limaso et al., 2020 [23] | Ethiopia | 584 | — | 584 | 24 | — | 15 | 11 | 15894 | 1.51 (0.90, 2.12) | High |
| Gizaw et al., 2014 [24] | Ethiopia | — | — | — | 1055 | — | 768 | 287 | 803370 | 1.31 (1.23, 1.39) | Medium |
| Desta et al., 2016 [11] | Ethiopia | 7367 | — | — | 209 | 7158 | 144 | 20 | 209205 | 1.00 (0.86, 1.14) | High |
| Wakgari and Wencheko, 2013 [30] | Ethiopia | 8651 | — | — | 517 | — | 367 | 150 | — | — | Medium |
| Ezeh et al., 2014 [26] | Nigeria | 27147 | — | — | 996 | 26151 | — | — | — | — | Medium |
| Dahiru, 2017 [27] | Nigeria | 244836 | — | — | 8176 | 236660 | 8176 | — | — | — | Low |
| Dahiru, 2015 [25] | Nigeria | 119024 | — | — | 3772 | 115,252 | 3772 | — | — | — | Medium |
| Mekonen et al., 2013 [29] | Ethiopia | 32 042 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Low |