Table 3

Cause-specific mortality fraction of infant deaths (overall and stratified by sex), 2008–2012, HDSS Ballabgarh

Cause of deathTotal
N (%)
Boys
N (%)
Girls
N (%)
 Birth asphyxia and birth injuries98 (19.1)55 (20.8)43 (17.2)
 Pneumonia88 (17.1)53 (20.1)35 (14.0)
 Low birth weight/prematurity84 (16.3)41 (15.5)43 (17.2)
 Other infection and sepsis59 (11.5)30 (11.4)29 (11.6)
 Diarrhoea40 (7.8)8 (3.0)32 (12.8)
 Congenital malformation40 (7.8)26 (9.8)14 (5.6)
 Other perinatal causes12 (2.3)7 (2.6)5 (2.0)
 Sudden infant death syndrome28 (5.4)11 (4.2)17 (6.8)
 Not identified9 (1.7)5 (1.9)4 (1.6)
 Others56 (11.1)28 (10.6)28 (11.2)
 Total514 (100)264 (100)250 (100)