The data were obtained from a cross-sectional study of children aged six to twelve years with a past neonatal admission history of neonatal jaundice or hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy at Kilifi County Hospital. The purpose of the study was to assess the neurocognitive and educational outcomes of school-aged survivors of neonatal jaundice or hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy in Kilifi, Kenya.