Age and Gender Distribution of Top Ten Causes of Mortality in Urban India (1988) | ||||||||||
Top Ten Causes of Mortality | Age Intervals | |||||||||
Males | ||||||||||
Cause 1 All Other Signs, Symptoms & Illdefined Conditions | ||||||||||
Cause 2 Acute Myocardial Infarction | ||||||||||
Cause 3 Pulmonary TB | ||||||||||
Cause 4 Slow Foetal Growth, Foetal Malnutrition & Immaturity | ||||||||||
Cause 5 Pneumonia | ||||||||||
Cause 6 Infectious Colitis, Enteritis and Gastroenteritis | ||||||||||
Cause 7 Septicaemia | ||||||||||
Cause 8 Hypoxia, Birth Asphyxia & Other Respiratory Conditions | ||||||||||
Cause 9 Bronchitis, Chronic & Unspecemphysema & Asthma | ||||||||||
Cause 10 All other Causes of Originating in Perinatal Period | ||||||||||
40.1% of all Male Deaths | ||||||||||
Females | ||||||||||
Cause 1 All Other Signs, Symptoms & Illdefined Conditions | ||||||||||
Cause 2 Slow Foetal Growth, Foetal Malnutrition & Immaturity | ||||||||||
Cause 3 Pneumonia | ||||||||||
Cause 4 Acute Myocardial Infarction | ||||||||||
Cause 5 Pulmonary TB | ||||||||||
Cause 6 Infectious Colitis, Enteritis and Gastroenteritis | ||||||||||
Cause 7 Septicaemia | ||||||||||
Cause 8 Anaemias | ||||||||||
Cause 9 Senility without Mention of Psychosis | ||||||||||
Cause 10 All other Diseases of Nervous System | ||||||||||
38.8% of all Female Deaths |