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... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > neonatal deaths
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > neonatal deaths
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic methods > data collection > vital statistics > mortality > cause of death > neonatal deaths

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neonatal deaths  

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  • A neonatal death is death of an infant prior to the 28th day of life. Demographers and epidemiologists define the neonatal mortality rate (NMR) as: where Deathsz<28days refers to deaths to infants younger than 28 days old, in year z; and Birthsz is the number of live births in year z. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Neonatal Deaths]

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