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Neonatal deaths by cause, World, 2017

Number of deaths during the first 0-27 days of child's life by cause.

0100,000200,000300,000400,000500,000600,000Preterm birth622,000Encephalopathy due to birth asphyxia and trauma516,000Other neonatal disorders327,000Congenital birth defects232,000Lower respiratory infections217,000Sepsis and other neonatal infections191,000Sexually transmitted infections excluding HIV70,500Diarrheal diseases48,900Hemolytic disease and other neonatal jaundice45,500Meningitis19,500Malaria14,900Tetanus13,800Other unspecified infectious diseases7,580

Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease Study (2017)

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