Table 2

- Mortality rate classified by GA and BW.

ClassificationMortality rate n (%)
According to GA (weeks)
Extremely preterm (<28 weeks)6/15 (40)
24 weeks gestation3/4 (75)
25 weeks gestation1/2 (50)
26 weeks gestation1/6 (16.6)
27 weeks gestation1/3 (33.3)
Very preterm (28 to <32 weeks)1/27 (3.7)
Late preterm (32 to <37 weeks)3/97 (3)
According to BW (grams)
Less than 1000 (ELBW)5/13 (38.4)
1000 to 1499 (VLBW)2/25 (8)
1500 to 2499 (LBW)3/74 (4.05)
2500 to 3999 (NBW)0/27 (0)

GA: gestational age, BW: birth weight, ELBW: extremely low birth weight, VLBW: very low birth weight, LBW: low birth weight, NBW: normal birth weight