| Leading Causes of Infant Deaths in Karnataka (2000) | ||||
| Major Cause of Death With Code | Male | Female | Total | % to Total infant deaths |
| Slow fetal growth, fetal Malnutrition and immaturity (P05-P07) | ||||
| Hfypoxia, Birth Asphyxia and other respiratory conditions (P20-P28) | ||||
| All other conditions Originating in the Perinatal period (P00-P04,P08,P29-P54) | ||||
| Congenital Malformations of the Circulatory System (Q20-Q28) | ||||
| Haemolytic Disease of Fetus and new born (P55) | ||||
| Diarrhoea and Gastroenteritis of Presumed Infectious Origin (A09) | ||||
| Meningitis (G00 & G03) | ||||
| Pneumonia (J12-J18) | ||||
| All other congenital Malformations, deformations & Chromosomal abnormalities not elsewhere classified (Q00-Q04,Q06-Q07,Q10-Q18,Q30-Q34,Q38-Q99) | ||||
| All other causes of infant deaths | ||||
| Total | ||||
