| Top Five Causes of Morbidity Among Women in India (1990, 1993, 1993 & 1996-97) | |||||||
| General Morbidity Surveys | Location | Method | Cause 1 | Cause 2 | Cause 3 | Cause 4 | Cause 5 |
| 1990 (NCEAR 1992) | Selected Urban Areas, All India | Without Probes (PR=18.43) | Fever Infection (PR=8.05) | Respiratory (PR = 4.93) (PR=4.46) | Aches & Pains Illness (PR=3.90) | Gynecological Infection | Gastroentric |
| Selected Rural Areas, All India | Without Probes | Fever (PR=21.28) | Gynaecological Illness (8.00) | Gastroentric Infection (PR=7.79) | Respiratory Infection (PR=6.94) | Aches & Pains (PR=6.68) | |
| 1993 (Sundar 1995) | Selected Urban Areas, All India | Without Probes | Non Specific Fever (PR=26.1) | Respiratory Infection (PR = 12.3) | Typhoid, Malaria Cholera, Jaundice, Acute Gastro (10.4) | Indigestion, Gas, Acidity, Constipation (PR=8.8) | Blood Pressure, Heart Ailments Paralysis (PR=7.7) |
| Selected Rural Areas, All India | Without Probes | Non Specific Fever (PR=31.5) | Constipation (PR=11.5) | Typhoid, Malaria Cholera, Jaundice, Acute Gastro (10.4) | Respiratory Infection (PR=9.3) | Headache, Backache (PR=9.0) | |
| Before 1993 (Shatrugna et.al.1993) | One City (Hyderabad), Andhra Pradesh | Without Probes | Gynaecological (28.9%) | Preg. & Operation Related (18.4%) | General Felling of Ill Health (13.7%) | Upper Respiratory (12.9%) | Fever (10%) |
| 1996-97 (Madhiwalla et. al 1998) | One District (Nashik) Maharashtra | After Probing | Reproductive (19.9%) | Aches & Pains (17.9%) | Fever (16.9%) | Respiratory Problems (12.4%) | Eye/Ear/Skin Problems (10.8%) |
