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1998 Annual Report - Table VII
INFANT DEATHS BY DETAILED CAUSE, AGE, AND SEX
NOVA SCOTIA, 1998
CAUSE OF DEATH SEX   TOTAL   TOTAL
NEONATAL  

<1

1

2

3

4

5
6
7-13

14-20

21-27
TOTAL
POST-
NEONATAL
28 DAYS - 2 MONTHS
1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

SELECTED CAUSES OF 

INFANT DEATHS

VII DISEASES OF 

THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

Other diseases of 

M

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

the circulatory system

F

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TOTAL DISEASES OF 

M

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM

F

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

XIV CONGENITAL ANOMALIES

Anencephalus and 

M

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

similar anomalies

F

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Congenital hydrocephalus

M

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

F

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Bulbus cordis and cardiac

M

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

septal closure anomalies

F

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other congenital anomalies 

M

1

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

of the heart

F

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Anomalies of diaphragm

M

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

F

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Down's syndrome

M

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

F

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Edwards' syndrome

M

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

F

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other chromosomal anomalies

M

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

F

1

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other congenital anomalies

M

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

F

3

2

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TOTAL CONGENITAL ANOMALIES

M

4

3

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

F

12

8

3

-

-

1

-

1

-

1

2

-

4

3

2

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

XV CERTAIN PERINATAL CAUSES

EXCLUDING STILLBIRTHS

Newborn affected by maternal

M

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

complications of pregnancy

F

2

2

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Newborn affected by complications 

M

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

of placenta, cord, and membranes

F

3

3

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Intrauterine hypoxia and 

M

2

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

birth asphyxia

F

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Respiratory distress syndrome

M

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

F

1

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other respiratory conditions

M

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 of newborn

F

2

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Infections specific to 

M

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

the perinatal period

F

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Neonatal hemorrhage

M

3

3

-

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

F

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TOTAL CERTAIN PERINATAL

M

8

7

1

1

2

-

1

-

-

1

1

-

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

CAUSES EXCLUDING STILLBIRTHS

F

10

9

7

-

-

-

1

-

1

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

XVI SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, AND

ILL-DEFINED CONDITIONS

Sudden infant death syndrome

M

5

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

4

2

-

2

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

F

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TOTAL SYMPTOMS, SIGNS, 

M

5

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

4

2

-

2

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

AND ILL-DEFINED CONDITIONS

F

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

XVII EXTERNAL CAUSES OF

INJURY AND POISONING

Homicide

M

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

F

1

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TOTAL EXTERNAL CAUSES OF

M

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

INJURY AND POISONING

F

1

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

ALL CAUSES

M

17

11

1

2

2

-

2

-

-

2

2

-

6

3

1

2

1

1

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

F

26

20

10

-

1

1

1

2

1

1

2

1

6

4

3

1

1

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

There were no reported deaths in the following:
I Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
II Neoplasms
III Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and Immunity Disorders
IV Diseases of Blood and Blood-forming Organs
V Mental Disorders
VI Diseases of the Nervous System and Sense Organs
VIII Diseases of the Respiratory System
IX Diseases of the Digestive System
X Diseases of the Genitourinary System
XI Complications of Pregnancy, Childbirth,and the Puerperium
XII Diseases of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue
XIII Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue


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