| Number of Reported Cases and Deaths Due to Principal Communicable Diseases in India (1997 and 1998) | ||||
| Disease | 1997 (Jan.-Dec.) | 1998 (Jan.-Dec.) | ||
| Cases | Deaths | Cases | Deaths | |
| Acute Diarrhea | ||||
| Diphtheria | ||||
| Acute Poliomyelitis | ||||
| Tetanus-Neonatal | ||||
| Tetanus-Other | ||||
| Whooping Cough | ||||
| Measles | ||||
| Acute Respiration Infection | ||||
| Pneumonia | ||||
| Enteric Fever | ||||
| Viral Hepatitis | ||||
| Japanese Encephalitis | ||||
| Mening. Meningitis | ||||
| Rabies/Dog Bites | ||||
| Syphilis | ||||
| Gonococ. Infection | ||||
| Tuberculosis | ||||
| Other Diseases | ||||
