| Diagnosis | Group 1 deaths (%) | Group 2 deaths (%) | Total number of deaths (groups 1, 2 and 3) with the diagnosis |
| Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 49 (44.5) | 37 (17.6) | 126 |
| Pneumonia | 28 (25.4) | 14 (6.6) | 118 |
| Meconium aspiration syndrome | 15 (13.6) | 17 (8.0) | 57 |
| Persistent pulmonary hypertension | 13 (11.8) | 6 (2.8) | 54 |
| Sepsis | 0 (0) | 33 (15.7) | 426 |
| Other causes | 5 (4.5) | 19 (9.0) | – |
| Data not clear | 0 (0) | 84 (40.0) | – |
| Total | 110 (100) | 210 (100) | – |