Table 2 Neonatal deaths (0–28 days) in Japan and Tohoku, 2002–2012, by cause and gender
Japan | Tohoku | ||||||||||||||
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Males | Females | Males | Females | ||||||||||||
Rank | Category (ICD) | Freq. | % | Rank | Category (ICD) | Freq. | % | Rank | Category (ICD) | Freq. | % | Rank | Category (ICD) | Freq. | % |
1 | Congenital hypoplasia and dysplasia of the lung | 446 | 5.1 | 1 | Trisomy 18 | 434 | 5.8 | 1 | Extremely low birth weight newborn | 19 | 5.4 | 1 | Severe neonatal asphyxia | 19 | 5.9 |
2 | Trisomy 18 | 390 | 4.5 | 2 | Congenital hypoplasia and dysplasia of the lung | 327 | 4.4 | 2 | Bacterial sepsis of newborn, unspecified | 17 | 4.8 | 2 | Congenital hypoplasia and dysplasia of the lung | 17 | 5.3 |
3 | Severe neonatal asphyxia | 354 | 4.1 | 3 | Extremely low birth weight newborn | 326 | 4.3 | 3 | Severe neonatal asphyxia | 15 | 4.2 | 3 | Primary atelectasis of newborn | 13 | 4.0 |
4 | Extremely low birth weight newborn | 348 | 4.0 | 4 | Primary atelectasis of newborn | 302 | 4.0 | 4 | Congenital hypoplasia and dysplasia of the lung | 15 | 4.2 | 4 | Trisomy 18 | 13 | 4.0 |
5 | Primary atelectasis of newborn | 331 | 3.8 | 5 | Severe neonatal asphyxia | 299 | 4.0 | 5 | Birth-related asphyxia | 13 | 3.7 | 5 | Extremely low birth weight newborn | 10 | 3.1 |
All other | 6823 | 78.5 | All other | 5808 | 77.5 | All other | 276 | 77.7 | All other | 250 | 77.6 | ||||
Total | 8692 | 100.0 | Total | 7496 | 100.0 | Total | 355 | 100.0 | Total | 322 | 100.0 | ||||