DCSIMG

Indicator Profile of Neonatal Mortality Rate

Why Is This Important?

Neonatal mortality is an important indicator of newborn and maternal health status and medical care (pre- and post-delivery).

Neonatal Mortality Rate by Plurality and Birthweight, New Jersey, 2004-2008

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Data Notes

** The number of deaths is too small to calculate a reliable rate.

Data Sources

New Jersey Birth Certificate Database, Bureau of Vital Statistics and Registration, New Jersey Department of Health;  Linked Infant Death-Birth Database, Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health; 

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Definition

Rate of death occurring before 28 days of age in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year

Infant mortality is death within the first year of life. It is divided into two components: death before the 28th day of life is neonatal mortality; death between 28 days and one year is postneonatal mortality.

How We Calculated the Rates

Numerator: Number of resident deaths occurring under 28 days of age in a given year
Denominator: Number of live births to resident mothers in the same year

Page Content Updated On 07/02/12, Published on 07/12/12
Center for Health Statistics, New Jersey Department of Health, PO Box 360, Trenton, NJ 08625-0360, Phone: 609-984-6703, Fax: 609-984-7633, e-mail: chs@doh.state.nj.us, Web: www.nj.gov/health/chs
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Content updated: Fri, 8 Mar 2013 04:01:42 EST