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Table 8 Top 5 causes of death (assigned by study physician) for neonates

From: The quality of medical death certification of cause of death in hospitals in rural Bangladesh: impact of introducing the International Form of Medical Certificate of Cause of Death

Cause

Death (%)

Birth asphyxia

52.8

Sepsis of newborn

20.9

Low birth weight

15.2

Other neonatal diseases

5.3

Other respiratory diseases

2.4

Other (outside top 5)

3.4