Low bih - weight babies are at a higher risk of dying in the first week because -
The foetal causes of low bih weights are foetal abnormalities,intauterine infections,bih injury etc.REF.PARK'S TEXTBOOK OF PREVENTIVE AND SOCIAL MEDICINE.Editon-21.Page no.-494
Congenital anomaly, bih injury and infections
Bih injury, convulsions and asphyxia
Convulsions, congenital anomaly and hypothermia
Hypothermia, asphyxia and infections
obstetrics,pediatrics and geriatrics