Neonatal Mortality Rate and Causes of Death in Sukabumi District, West Java Province
Elly Noer Rochmah, Maria Ulfah, Wahyu Harihardjaja, Laila Azra Pratesya

Medical Faculty, Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani

Abstract

United Nations members agreed on a new framework, namely the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), one of the SDG^s goal is to reduce neonatal deaths to 12 deaths per 1,000 births. The most common cause of neonatal deaths according to WHO are prematurity, asphyxia, and infection. Neonatal mortality rate in Indonesia is still quite high compared to other Southeast Asian countries. Neonatal mortality rates in Indonesia was recorded in 14 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2017, 17 deaths per 1,000 births in Java. In 2015, the number of neonatal deaths in Sukabumi District was still quite high in West Java. This study aims is to determine the mortality rate and causes of neonatal deaths in Sukabumi District in 2013-2017. This research is a descriptive study and the subject was neonatal mortality data obtained from the Health Office in Sukabumi District, West Java. The results of the study in Sukabumi District, West Java showed that the neonatal mortality rate in 2013 was around 7.8 per 1,000 births, around 6.3 per 1,000 births in 2014, 5.3 per 1,000 births in 2015, 5.5 per 1,000 births in 2016, and around 4.3 per 1,000 births in 2017. The most common cause of neonatal death in 2013 to 2017 was asphyxia with an average of 29,8%, Low Birth Weight (LBW) in 25,8%, congenital anomaly in 12,8%, infection in 4%, tetanus neonatorum in 2%, and other diseases in 25,6%. The neonatal mortality rate in Sukabumi District decreased every year, this is in accordance with SDG^s goals, and the causes of neonatal deaths in Sukabumi District has not fully followed the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems 10th revision (ICD-10).

Keywords: neonatal mortality rate, cause of neonatal death, sukabumi district

Topic: Epidemology