Question

If there were 4,000 live births and 100 neonatal deaths in a city, calculate the Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR).

Hint:

NMR = \( \frac{\text{Neonatal deaths}}{\text{Live births}} \times 1000 \)

Answer 1

Concept: Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR) is the number of deaths of infants within the first 28 days of life per 1000 live births in a given year.
Formula: \[ \text{NMR} = \frac{\text{Number of neonatal deaths}}{\text{Number of live births}} \times 1000 \]
Given:

Live births = 4,000
Neonatal deaths = 100


Step 1: Substitute values into the formula \[ \text{NMR} = \frac{100}{4000} \times 1000 \]

Step 2: Calculate \[ \text{NMR} = 0.025 \times 1000 = 25 \]
Final Answer: \[ \text{Neonatal Mortality Rate (NMR)} = 25 \text{ per 1000 live births} \]