• Causes of infant death in boys and girls (IHME, 2018)

  • Entity Year Causes of death for infant girls (<1 year) (IHME) Causes of death for infant boys (<1 year) (IHME)
    Birth defects 2017 297.1 320.6
    Tuberculosis 2017 23.6 21.6
    Tetanus 2017 12.5 13.7
    Syphilis 2017 61.8 93.1
    Sudden infant death syndrome 2017 25.0 33.7
    Preterm birth 2017 418.1 517.3
    Nutritional deficiencies 2017 58.6 45.5
    Meningitis 2017 62.3 68.4
    Measles 2017 18.8 18.9
    Malaria 2017 92.3 99.9
    Lower respiratory infections 2017 438.3 443.7
    Heart anomalies 2017 127.3 134.4
    HIV/AIDS 2017 36.1 36.9
    Encephalopathy from asphyxia and trauma 2017 333.8 433.8
    Encephalitis 2017 9.4 9.1
    Digestive anomalies 2017 28.2 36.3
    Diarrheal diseases 2017 229.7 252.5
    Whooping cough 2017 35.7 28.6
  • Rates of infant mortality by sex for selected causes of death. This is based on death rates per 100,000 for infants less than one year old. This is given for a range of leading causes of death for comparison between infant mortality rates in males and females.

    For conciseness and clarity, we have shortened a few of the original IHME causes of death:

    Congenital birth defects = Birth defects

    Congenital heart anomalies = Heart anomalies

    Digestive congenital anomalies = Digestive anomalies

    Neonatal encephalopathy due to birth asphyxia and trauma = Encephalopathy from asphyxia and trauma

    Neonatal preterm birth = Preterm birth

  • Sources

    Data Published By: Global Burden of Disease Collaborative Network. Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017) Results. Seattle, United States: Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), 2018.

    Data publisher source:

    Link: http://ghdx.healthdata.org/gbd-results-tool

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