Table 2.
Cause of death and case fatality rates.
| Cause of deatha | Total neonates with diagnosisb, n (%) | Percentage deaths from total casesb, n (%) | Case fatality rate per 1,000 cases | % deaths from total deaths (n = 492), n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prematurity | 1,241 (51.4) | 58 (4.7) | 47 | 58 (11.7) |
| Prematurity with RDS | 315 (13.1) | 194 (61.6.) | 616 | 194 (39.4) |
| Neonatal encephalopathy | 448 (18.6) | 80 (17.9) | 179 | 80 (16.2) |
| Neonatal sepsis | 488 (20.2) | 116 (23.8) | 238 | 116 (23.6) |
| Congenital anomaly | 89 (3.6) | 24 (27.0) | 270 | 24 (4.8) |
| Total | 2,413 (100.0) | 492 (20.4) | 204 | 492 (100.0) |
a
Causes of death are not mutually exclusive, i.e., each neonate can have more than one cause of death.
b
Diagnosis totals were nurses diagnoses on admission for all neonates with an outcome, except for prematurity, which was total number of gestation of <37 weeks for which outcomes were available.