Abstract
Objective: To identify the epidemiological profile of deaths from neonatal sepsis in the state of Bahia. Methods: Exploratory ecological descriptive time series study, carried out using secondary data from the Mortality Information System (SIM). Deaths due to neonatal sepsis between 2014 and 2018 were studied among individuals aged 0 to 27 days born, residents of the State of Bahia. It was based on the ICD-10 categories: A40, A41 and P36. Neonatal, death, pregnancy, childbirth and maternal variables were studied. Results: There were 1114 neonatal deaths due to sepsis, representing 9.4% of all deaths among the age group studied in the period, with a rate of 1.09 deaths per 1,000 live births. Being characterized by babies between the age group between 0 to 6 days of life, newborn male, brown, those with extremely low weight and premature babies of gestational age of 22 to 31 weeks. There was also dominance among those who were born from single fetal pregnancy, vaginal delivery, from mothers between the age group of 15 to 24 years old with schooling from 8 to 11 years old. Conclusion: Neonates are a group more vulnerable to sepsis, increasing the risk of mortality. The results found indicate the need to intensify prevention measures.