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Table 6 Newborn characteristics for infants born alive and ≥ 2500, by Global Network Region, 2010–2018

From: Neonatal deaths in infants born weighing ≥ 2500 g in low and middle-income countries

 

Africa

South Asia

Central America

Zambia/Kenya

DRC

India

Pakistan

Guatemala

Newborn deaths by 28th day

Newborns survived by 28th day

Newborn deaths by 28th day

Newborns survived by 28th day

Newborn deaths by 28th day

Newborns survived by 28th day

Newborn deaths by 28th day

Newborns survived by 28th day

Newborn deaths by 28th day

Newborns survived by 28th day

Births, N

1193

127,387

325

26,975

1721

166,849

1941

68,182

908

68,441

Preterm, N (%)

930/1134

(82.0)

110,938/122,852

(90.3)

268/325

(82.5)

23,230/26,897

(86.4)

1565/1684

(92.9)

156,270/163,795

(95.4)

1312/1813

(72.4)

59,129/66,112

(89.4)

815/883

(92.3)

63,207/

67,118

(94.2)

Birthweight, N (%)

1,041

126,930

305

26,949

1705

166,611

1,327

67,948

884

68,423

 2500–2700 g

181

(17.4)

12,328

(9.7)

54

(17.7)

4630

(17.2)

760

(44.6)

65,213

(39.1)

568

(42.8)

16,851

(24.8)

101

(11.4)

8,388

(12.3)

 2701–3000 g

357

(34.3)

39,143

(30.8)

104

(34.1)

9378

(34.8)

648

(38.0)

67,666

(40.6)

543

(40.9)

25,440

(37.4)

330

(37.3)

25,010

(36.6)

 3001–3500 g

300

(28.8)

53,179

(41.9)

102

(33.4)

9888

(36.7)

260

(15.2)

29,921

(18.0)

166

(12.5)

19,863

(29.2)

309

(35.0)

27,511

(40.2)

 > 3500 g

203

(19.5)

22,280

(17.6)

45

(14.8)

3053

(11.3)

37

(2.2)

3811

(2.3)

50

(3.8)

5794

(8.5)

144

(16.3)

7,514

(11.0)

Not placed on mother's chest after delivery, n/N (%)

525/1151

(45.6)

32,450/126,743

(25.6)

147/301

(48.8)

6261/26,962

(23.2)

1148/667

(68.9)

73,206/163,580

(44.8)

1798/1930

(93.2)

62,948/68,123

(92.4)

643/885

(72.7)

39,220/

67,460

(58.1)

Multiple Birth, n/N (%)

47/1193

(3.9)

1436/127,383

(1.1)

11/325

(3.4)

271/26,975

(1.0)

7/1721

(0.4)

481/166,832

(0.3)

11/1936

(0.6)

415/68,154

(0.6)

5/908

(0.6)

204/68,441

(0.3)

Gender, N (%)

1193

127,373

325

26,974

1720

166,842

1941

68,175

908

68,438

 Male

675

(56.6)

64,954

(51.0)

193

(59.4)

14,110

(52.3)

1023

(59.5)

87,787

(52.6)

1114

(57.4)

35,969

(52.8)

528

(58.1)

35,462

(51.8)

 Female

518

(43.4)

62,419

(49.0)

132

(40.6)

12,864

(47.7)

697

(40.5)

79,055

(47.4)

827

(42.6)

32,206

(47.2)

380

(41.9)

32,976

(48.2)

Congenital anomaly, N (%)

11

(4.0)

140

(0.1)

1

(1.3)

6

(0.0)

63

(12.3)

172

(0.1)

41

(5.6)

397

(0.6)

27

(6.0)

175

(0.3)

Hospitalization, N (%)

56

(22.8)

3776

(3.2)

7

(10.6)

67

(0.3)

186

(37.8)

1295

(0.8)

244

(35.9)

366

(0.6)

183

(41.2)

1,656

(2.4)

Resuscitation with bag and mask, N (%)

252

(21.6)

1622

(1.3)

137

(42.4)

282

(1.0)

753

(45.0)

3960

(2.4)

779

(40.3)

5765

(8.5)

130

(14.6)

770

(1.1)