Table 2 Descriptive data on neonatal mortality, categorized by four-month periods: January to April, May to August, September to December, 1998–2004
| Â | January to April | May to August | September to December | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Number of Deaths | Rate (‰) | Number of Deaths | Rate (‰) | Number of Deaths | Rate (‰) |
1998 | 304 | 3.32 | 318 | 3.59 | 292 | 3.25 |
1999 | 319 | 3.48 | 305 | 3.25 | 349 | 3.65 |
2000 | 322 | 3.41 | 356 | 3.65 | 355 | 3.19 |
2001 | 267 | 3.04 | 302 | 3.59 | 287 | 3.32 |
2002 | 240 | 3.05 | 271 | 3.41 | 229 | 2.62 |
2003 | 203 | 2.74 | 201 | 2.83 | 214 | 2.67 |
2004 | 189 | 2.74 | 213 | 3.16 | 211 | 2.70 |