Bivariate analysis of mortality for 639 hospital-born neonates in Eritrea, 2006
| Alive (inborn) | Died (inborn) | p Value | |||
| N | Mean ± SD | N | Mean ± SD | ||
| Gestation age (weeks) | 584 | 36.1±2.5 | 55 | 32.2±5 | <0.01* |
| Birth weight (kg) | 584 | 2.7±0.8 | 55 | 1.9±1 | <0.01* |
| Days of life (days) | 584 | 0.5±2.4 | 55 | 0.1±0.3 | 0.21 |
| Apgar score (1 min) | 550 | 5.4±2.1 | 48 | 3±1.6 | <0.01* |
| Apgar score (5 min) | 554 | 7.1±1.7 | 54 | 4.6±1.7 | <0.01* |
| Maternal age (years) | 583 | 27±5.6 | 55 | 24.7±5.8 | <0.01* |
| Female, % | 584 | 44.3 | 55 | 47.3 | 0.68 |
| Cesarian section, % | 584 | 33.6 | 55 | 16.4 | 0.01* |
| Large for gestational age,% | 584 | 7.4 | 55 | 14.5 | 0.06 |
| Small for gestational age, % | 584 | 23.1 | 55 | 21.8 | 0.83 |
| Hypothermia, % | 584 | 25.2 | 55 | 43.6 | <0.01* |
| Pneumonia, % | 584 | 37.5 | 55 | 61.8 | <0.01* |
Mortality was associated with lower gestational age, lower birth weight and lower Apgar scores at 1 and 5 min. Deceased patients had a lower rate of delivery by cesarian section. Patients who died had younger mothers. These infants had higher rates of pneumonia and hypothermia than survivors (*p<0.05, significant).