TABLE 12 NEONATAL AND POST NEONATAL DEATHS BY CAUSE 1982 to 1986
Disease Group
Detailed List No. 9th Revision
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
Neonatal Deaths (Birth under 4 weeks)
All causes
001-999
598
574
502
379
383
Congenital abnormalities
740-759
148
151
164
120
118
Short gestation or unspecified low birthweight
765, 769
179
173
132
104
130
and respiratory distress syndrome
Asphyxia and trauma during labour
767-768
86
76
67
51
43
Other specific perinatal disorders
(e.g. infections, blood group incompatibilities etc) All other causes
Post Neonatal Deaths (4 weeks
-
under 1 year
760-764, 766,
40
48
45
37
43
773-779
Residue of
145
126
94
67
49
001-999
All causes
001-999
255
256
207
201
170
740-759
92
103
72
83
87
765, 769
5
10
11
9
767-768
1
N
4
760-764, 766,
20
19
15
11
770-779
Determined in the 'Perinatal Period' :
Congenital abnormalities
Short gestation or unspecified low birthweight and respiratory distress syndrome
Birth trauma, asphyxia; and intra-uterine hypoxia Other perinatal disorder
(e.g. infections, haemolytic disease etc)
Acquired after Birth :
Neoplases
Sudden unexpected death
Injury and Poisoning
Other acquired diseases
140-239
6
5
798
4
4
800-999
11
16
11
-55
001-139, 240-739, 780-797, 799
116
121
88
72
48
TABLE 13 MAJOR CAUSES OF MATERNAL DEATHS 1961, 1976 AND 1982 TO 1986
Detailed list No. 9th (1975) Revision
Pregnancy with abortive outcome other than spontaneous or legally induced
abortion
Year
1961
1976
1982
Toxaemia
of
pregnancy
Haemorrhage
of pregnancy
& childbirth
Major
puerperal infection
Ectopic
pregnancy
Others
Total
630-639
642,643
640, 641
& 666
670
633
Remainder of 630-676
10
17
3
14
50
#
3
5
1
3
14
I
1
1
2
2
6
I
1
3
5
L
I
N
I
1
1
4
2
I
N
1983
1984
I
1985
1986