Key Health Data for the West Midlands 2004
Table 5.10: Late neonatal deaths using Neonatal and Infant Classification - West Midlands 1998-2003
Neonatal and Infant groups | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | Total | |
Congenital anomalies | No | 21 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 105 |
% | 34.4 | 42.1 | 32.8 | 23.1 | 32.8 | 17.5 | 30.6 | |
Asphyxia before birth | No | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
% | 3.3 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 2.3 | |
Severe pulmonary immaturity | No | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 46 |
% | 14.8 | 14.0 | 12.1 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 14.0 | 13.4 | |
Hyaline membrane disease | No | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 33 |
% | 9.8 | 17.5 | 10.3 | 11.5 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 9.6 | |
Intracranial haemorrhage | No | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 14 |
% | 6.6 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 4.1 | |
Infection | No | 13 | 9 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 77 |
% | 21.3 | 15.8 | 19.0 | 32.7 | 29.3 | 17.5 | 22.4 | |
Cot death | No | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
% | 3.3 | 5.3 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 5.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | |
Miscellaneous | No | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
% | 6.6 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 7.7 | 13.8 | 7.0 | 7.6 | |
Unclassifed / Unknown | No | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 21 |
% | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 29.8 | 6.1 | |
Total | No | 61 | 57 | 58 | 52 | 58 | 57 | 343 |
% | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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