TABLE 12
NEONATAL AND POST NEONATAL DEATHS BY CAUSE 1983 to 1987
Disease Group
Detailed List No. 9th Revision
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
Neonatal Deaths (Birth
under 4 weeks)
All causes
001-999
574
502
379
389
338
Congenital abnormalities
740-759
151
164
120
118
131
Short gestation or unspecified low birthweight
765, 769
173
132
104
130
97
and respiratory distress syndrome
Asphyxia and trauma during labour
Other specific perinatal disorders
(e.g. infections, blood group incompatibilities etc)
All other causes
Post Neonatal Deaths (4 weeks under 1 year)
767-768
76
67
$1
43
32
760-764, 766,
48
45
37
43
42
773-779
Residue of
126
94
67
49
36
001-999
All causes
Determined In the 'Perinatal Period' H
Congenital abnormalities
001-999
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 :
Neoplasms
Sudden unexpected death
Injury and Poisoning
Other acquired diseases
256
207
201
170
187
740-759
103
72
83
87
87
765, 769
10
6
11
9
15
767-758
.
4
u
760-764, 766, 770-779
6
19
15
11
15
140-239
3
3
5
1
1
798
3
4
5
6
800-999
5
16
11
5
4
001-139, 240–739, 780-797, 799
121
88
72
48
56
TABLE 13 MAJOR CAUSES OF MATERNAL DEATHS 1961, 1977 AND 1983 TO 1987
Toxaemia
of
pregnancy
Haemorrhage
of pregnancy
& childbirth
Major
puerperal infection
Ectopic
pregnancy
Others
630-639
642,643
640, 641
670
633
& 666
Remainder
of 630-676
Detailed list No. 9th (1975)
Revision
Pregnancy with abortive outcome other than spontaneous or legally Induced abortion
Year
Total
1961
10
17
the
14
50
1977
3
1
6
1
2
13
1983
2
2
2
6
1984
1
1
3
1985
2
1
1986
1987
1
N
3