Neonatal verbal autopsies (VA) included in the study
| Neonatal mortality rate (per 1000 live births) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study site | Live births included | Stillbirths included (proportion of all deaths) | Neonatal deaths included (proportion of all deaths) | Total | Male | Female | Crude neonatal mortality rate ratio (male: female) (95% CI) |
| Ekjut, rural India | 8819 | 270 (34%) | 518 (66%) | 59 | 68 | 50 | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.6) |
| SNEHA, urban India | 10 029 | 80 (48%) | 87 (52%) | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.1) |
| Dhanusha, Nepal | 15 299* | 463 (47%) | 528 (53%) | 35 | 39 | 30 | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.5) |
| Makwanpur, Nepal | 6735 | 146 (42%) | 203 (58%) | 30 | 36 | 24 | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.0) |
| PCP, rural Bangladesh | 42 241 | 1361 (51%) | 1324 (49%) | 31 | 36 | 27 | 1.3 (1.2 to 1.5) |
| MaiMwana, Malawi | 15 258 | 324 (46%) | 382 (54%) | 25 | 29 | 21 | 1.4 (1.1 to 1.7) |
| MaiKhanda, Malawi | 22 563* | 612 (46%) | 730 (54%) | 32 | 35 | 30 | 1.2 (1.0 to 1.4) |
*Estimated from available data.
PCP, Perinatal Care Project; SNEHA, Society for Nutrition, Education and Health Action.