From: Improving survival rates of newborn infants in South Africa
Primary Causes | |||||||||
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 | Metropolitan | Cities and Towns | Rural | ||||||
 | Number | % | Rate | Number | % | Rate | Number | % | Rate |
Spontaneous preterm birth | 324 | 25.47 | 1.61 | 636 | 40.64 | 4.33 | 421 | 38.41 | 4.00 |
Intrapartum asphyxia/birth trauma | 362 | 28.46 | 1.80 | 439 | 28.05 | 2.99 | 394 | 35.95 | 3.75 |
Congenital abnormality | 169 | 13.29 | 0.84 | 123 | 7.86 | 0.84 | 59 | 5.38 | 0.56 |
Hypertensive disorders | 114 | 8.96 | 0.57 | 109 | 6.96 | 0.74 | 43 | 3.92 | 0.41 |
Infections | 77 | 6.05 | 0.38 | 109 | 6.96 | 0.74 | 43 | 3.92 | 0.41 |
Abruptio placentae | 89 | 7.00 | 0.44 | 53 | 3.39 | 0.36 | 23 | 2.10 | 0.22 |
Idiopathic SGA | 46 | 3.62 | 0.23 | 25 | 1.60 | 0.17 | 14 | 1.28 | 0.13 |
Other antepartum haemorrhage | 13 | 1.02 | 0.06 | 17 | 1.09 | 0.12 | 16 | 1.46 | 0.15 |
Pre-existing maternal disease | 15 | 1.18 | 0.07 | 9 | 0.58 | 0.06 | 9 | 0.82 | 0.09 |
Other | 58 | 4.95 | 0.31 | 35 | 2.88 | 0.31 | 72 | 6.75 | 0.70 |
Misclassified intra-uterine death | 5 | Â | Â | 10 | Â | Â | 2 | Â | Â |
Total | 1272 | 100.00 | 6.34 | 1565 | 100.00 | 10.65 | 1096 | 100.00 | 10.42 |