Table 4 Causes of neonatal death in private sector delivery in the Indian state of Bihar in 2016 and 2020–2021
Age at death | Cause of death | Percent of all neonatal deaths | % change between 2016 and 2020–2021 (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 2020–2021 | |||
0–27 days | Birth asphyxia | 37.8 | 33.9 |  − 10.3 (− 38.1 to 17.5) |
|  | Preterm delivery | 31.1 | 32.4 | 4.2 (− 28.4 to 36.8) |
|  | Neonatal pneumonia | 15.3 | 23.6 | 54.2 (− 0.3 to 108.8) |
|  | Congenital malformation | 8.2 | 6.5 |  − 20.7 (− 91.4 to 49.9) |
|  | Neonatal meningitis/sepsis | 7.2 | 1.6 |  − 77.8 (− 145.4 to − 10.1) |
0–2 days | Birth asphyxia | 55.2 | 43.4 |  − 21.4 (− 45.9 to 3.2) |
|  | Preterm delivery | 28.3 | 30.4 | 7.4 (− 36.3 to 51.2) |
| Â | Neonatal pneumonia | 6.9 | 17.7 | 156.5 (37.5 to 275.5) |
|  | Congenital malformation | 5.8 | 5.1 |  − 12.1 (− 120.1 to 95.9) |
|  | Neonatal meningitis/sepsis | 3.7 | 1.6 |  − 56.8 (− 182.9 to 69.4) |
3–7 days | Birth asphyxia | 11.1 | 13.8 | 24.3 (− 122.5 to 171.1) |
|  | Preterm delivery | 30.4 | 30.2 |  − 0.7 (− 76.7 to 75.4) |
|  | Neonatal pneumonia | 38.7 | 47.0 | 21.4 (− 42.3 to 85.2) |
|  | Congenital malformation | 11.7 | 6.8 |  − 41.9 (− 171.5 to 87.8) |
|  | Neonatal meningitis/sepsis | 7.9 | 1.6 |  − 79.7 (− 229.2 to 69.7) |
8–27 days | Birth asphyxia | 1.5 | 13.5 | 800.0 (− 67.7 to 1,667.7) |
|  | Preterm delivery | 40.8 | 42.9 | 5.1 (− 60.0 to 70.3) |
|  | Neonatal pneumonia | 22.1 | 25.0 | 13.1 (− 90.1 to 116.3) |
|  | Congenital malformation | 13.4 | 12.8 |  − 4.5 (− 140.5 to 131.5) |
|  | Neonatal meningitis/sepsis | 22.2 | 1.9 |  − 91.4 (− 171.0 to − 11.9) |