TableĀ 3

Cause and sex-specific neonatal mortality fractions and corresponding International Classification of Diseases V.10 (ICD-10) code

Ekjut, rural IndiaSNEHA, urban IndiaDhanusha, NepalMakwanpur, NepalPCP, BangladeshMaiMwana, MalawiMaiKhanda, Malawi
Cause and corresponding ICD classificationMFTotalMFTotalMFTotalMFTotalMFTotalMFTotalMFTotal
10.01 prematurity31.334.232.516.830.822.416.412.914.97.011.78.812.113.012.522.328.925.226.432.729.4
01.04 diarrhoeal diseases0.50.20.20.20.2
01.07 meningitis and encephalitis5.04.04.61.12.41.61.01.31.11.21.21.22.11.61.91.22.41.72.71.22.0
10.03 neonatal pneumonia19.619.019.422.820.621.924.025.624.635.721.029.929.929.929.926.219.623.313.914.914.3
10.04 neonatal sepsis9.08.58.85.61.33.912.716.314.26.58.47.25.96.46.18.18.98.59.79.19.4
Infections (01.04+01.07+10.03+10.04)33.632.132.929.524.327.437.643.139.943.430.538.338.038.138.035.530.933.526.325.225.7
10.02 birth asphyxia22.921.622.439.829.435.631.029.030.115.618.116.623.725.524.424.425.024.729.324.126.8
10.06 congenital malformation0.70.90.82.30.91.32.71.910.17.69.13.22.63.00.51.71.1
10.99 other and unspecified1.21.31.21.72.72.16.24.45.48.27.67.97.66.37.18.25.16.898.58.68.6
99 indeterminate10.49.910.212.410.411.67.77.97.815.924.419.215.414.615.19.610.09.89.07.88.4
  • ICD, International Classification of Diseases; PCP, Perinatal Care Project; SNEHA, Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action.