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NMH | 2024 65 Neonatal & Infant Mortality Neonatal & Infant Mortality Year 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Total number of liveborn deaths 52 50 50 51 43 Inborn deaths 45 48 46 48 39 Deaths in infants with congenital anomalies 21 15 15 18 22 Deaths in normally formed infants 30 35 34 33 21 Deaths in normally formed infants weighing ≤1500g 21 31 28 28 16 Deaths occurring in first 7 days of life 37 33 33 34 32 Deaths occurring in first 28 days of life 42 45 41 46 36 Deaths occurring in NMH 40 40 40 46 34 All Liveborn Deaths This table includes all deaths of liveborn infants irrespective of gestational age or birthweight. A liveborn infant is defined as any infant who breathes or has any evidence of life, such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles. Any death that is reported to the staff of the NICU, irrespective of the place or timing of death (i.e. the death may occur after discharge from the NICU), is also included in the above table. It should be noted that complete ascertainment of deaths that occur post-discharge from NMH, particularly after 28 days of age, cannot be guaranteed as NMH relies on other institutions/agencies to be notified of such deaths. All normally formed infants (inborn and outborn) to whom intensive care measures were initiated: n = 16/20. Perinatal Mortality Rates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Overall perinatal mortality rate per 1000 births 8.9 8.1 7.6 6.1 6.7 Perinatal mortality rate corrected for lethal congenital anomalies 6.4 5.7 5.1 2.6 4.0 Overall Perinatal mortality rate including late neonatal deaths 10 9.7 8.5 7.7 7.1 Overall Perinatal Mortality Rate excluding external referrals 7.3 6.6 5.1 3.8 5.4 Perinatal Mortality Rate corrected for lethal congenital anomalies and excluding early deaths and stillbirth external referrals 5.7 4.2 3.5 1.6 3.4 Perinatal Mortality Rates for all inborn babies born ≥500g and/or 24 wks gestation including stillbirths Overall perinatal mortality rate (PMR): Number of stillbirths and early neonatal deaths per 1,000 total births (live births and stillbirths from 24 weeks gestation and/or weighing ≥500g). Late neonatal deaths are not included in the PMR. Corrected PMR: Perinatal mortality rate excluding perinatal deaths associated with or due to a major congenital anomaly per 1,000 total births (livebirths and stillbirths from 24 weeks gestation and/or weighing ≥500g).