Key Health Data for the West Midlands 2004
Table 5.12: Post Neonatal Deaths Analysed using major Neonatal and Infant Death classification groups 1998-2002
Neonatal/Infant groups | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | Total | |
Congenital anomalies | No | 35 | 41 | 35 | 34 | 30 | 175 |
% | 28.0 | 30.6 | 30.7 | 31.5 | 22.1 | 28.4 | |
Asphyxia before birth | No | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
% | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 | |
Severe pulmonary immaturity | No | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 28 |
% | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 4.5 | |
Hyaline membrane disease | No | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
% | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.3 | |
Intracranial haemorrhage | No | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
% | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | |
Infection | No | 23 | 25 | 17 | 27 | 22 | 114 |
% | 18.4 | 18.7 | 14.9 | 25.0 | 16.2 | 18.5 | |
Cot death | No | 33 | 29 | 23 | 17 | 16 | 118 |
% | 26.4 | 21.6 | 20.2 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 19.1 | |
Miscellaneous | No | 17 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 74 |
% | 13.6 | 11.2 | 8.8 | 11.1 | 14.7 | 12.0 | |
Unclassifed / Unknown | No | 10 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 35 | 89 |
% | 8.0 | 11.9 | 16.7 | 8.3 | 25.7 | 14.4 | |
Total | No | 125 | 134 | 114 | 108 | 136 | 617 |
% | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
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