Neonatal Mortality

Neonatal mortality is the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births that occur while they are younger than 28 days old. One definition of post-neonatal mortality is the death of a kid between the ages of 28 days and one year for every 1,000 live births (no minimum threshold of gestation period or birthweight). In 2019, nearly 1 million babies died during the first 24 hours, with the majority of neonatal mortality (75%) occurring within the first week of life. The majority of neonatal fatalities in 2019 were caused by preterm delivery, childbirth-related issues (birth asphyxia or lack of breathing at birth), infections, and birth abnormalities. The leading causes of death from the end of the newborn period through the first five years of life include pneumonia, diarrhoea, birth defects, and malaria. Malnutrition is the primary factor that contributes.