Neonatal mortality and causes of death in Kersa Health and Demographic Surveillance System (Kersa HDSS), Ethiopia, 2008–2013

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the deceased by surveillance years, Kersa HDSS site in Ethiopia

Background characteristics	Surveillance years and number of neonatal deaths
	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2008–2013
	n	n	n	n	n	n	n	Death fraction with 95 % CI
Residence
Urban	3	3	1	9	0	1	17	5.6 [3.44–8.71]
Rural	44	60	61	42	39	38	284	94.4 [91.29–96.56]
Sex
Male	28	34	44	32	23	23	184	61.1 [55.53–66.52]
Female	19	29	18	19	16	16	117	38.9 [33.48–44.47]
Age at death
0–7 days	47	53	52	41	29	26	248	82.4 [77.78–86.39]
8–28 days	0	10	10	10	10	13	53	17.6 [13.61–22.25]
Total	47	63	62	51	39	39	301

ISSN: 2054-958X