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1999 Annual Report - Table VII
INFANT DEATHS BY DETAILED CAUSE, AGE, AND SEX
NOVA SCOTIA, 1999
CAUSE OF DEATH SEX TOTAL TOTAL
UNDER
28 DAYS

<1

1

2

3

4

5

6

7-13

14-20

21-27
TOTAL
28 DAYS -
1 YEAR
28 DAYS -
2 MONTHS

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

SELECTED CAUSES OF INFANT DEATHS

I INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC

DISEASES

Septicemia

M

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other infectious and parasitic diseases

M

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TOTAL INFECTIOUS AND PARASITIC

M

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

DISEASES

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

III ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL, AND

METABOLIC DISEASES AND IMMUNITY

DISORDERS

Other endocrine, nutritional and

M

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

metabolic diseases and immunity

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

disorders

TOTAL ENDOCRINE, NUTRITIONAL, AND

M

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

METABOLIC DISEASES AND IMMUNITY

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

DISORDERS

VI DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM

AND SENSE ORGANS

Meningitis

M

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Hereditary and degenerative diseases of

M

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

the central nervous system

F

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

TOTAL DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS

M

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

SYSTEM AND SENSE ORGANS

F

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

VII DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY

SYSTEM

Other diseases of the circulatory system

M

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TOTAL DISEASES OF THE CIRCULATORY

M

1

1

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

SYSTEM

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

IX DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

Other diseases of digestive system

M

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

TOTAL DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE

M

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

SYSTEM

F

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

XIV CONGENITAL ANOMALIES

Bulbus cordis and cardiac septal closure

M

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

anomalies

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other congenital anomalies of the heart

M

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Anomalies of diaphragm

M

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Patau's syndrome

M

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Edwards' syndrome

M

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other congenital anomalies

M

2

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TOTAL CONGENITAL ANOMALIES

M

6

6

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

XV CERTAIN CONDITIONS ORIGINATING

IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD

Newborn affected by maternal

M

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

complications of pregnancy

F

2

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Newborn affected by complications of

M

2

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

placenta, cord, and membranes

F

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Disorders relating to short gestation

M

2

2

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

and low birthweight

F

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Intrauterine hypoxia and birth asphyxia

M

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Respiratory distress syndrome

M

3

3

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other respiratory conditions of newborn

M

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

2

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Neonatal hemorrhage

M

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Other perinatal causes

M

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

F

1

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

TOTAL CERTAIN CONDITIONS

M

9

9

5

2

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ORIGINATING IN THE PERINATAL PERIOD

F

8

7

5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

XVI SYMPTOMS, SIGNS AND

ILL-DEFINED CONDITIONS