Abstract
Objective: To analyze the neonatal mortality rate in public hospitals of medium and high complexity in the Lower Amazon in the years 2016 and 2017. Methods: This research was carried out through a descriptive-analytical study, based on the quantitative, transversal approach, documentary and comparative, based on data from medical records in two hospitals in the Amazon. Results: The percentage of neonates who died in the neonatal ICU in the years 2016 and 2017 were close, with 12.35% and 11.85%, respectively. The total number of patients admitted 2016 was 3192 and 4052 were hospitalized in 2017. 82 patients died in 2016 and 49 patients died in 2017. Representing a mortality rate of 2.5% and 1.3% respectively. In the latter, 45 medical records were found for analysis. Conclusion: Overall, there was a prevalence of mothers aged 16-20 years (30.2%), residents of Santarém (59.3%), uninformed race (69.8%), uninformed marital status (36 %), with complete or incomplete high school (34.9%), had a single pregnancy (95.3%), evolved to vaginal delivery (53.5%) and underwent prenatal care (58.1%).