Table 1 Top ten causes of deaths in India classified according to areas of residence and gender
From: Translating evidence into policy for cardiovascular disease control in India
Rank | India (all age groups) | Economically backward states | Economically advanced states | Rural populations | Urban populations | Men | Women | Middle-age (25-69 years) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular | Cardiovascular |
2 | COPD, asthma | Diarrhoeas | COPD, asthma | COPD, asthma | Cancers | COPD, asthma | Diarrhoeas | COPD, asthma |
3 | Diarrhoea | Respiratory infections | Cancers | Diarrhoeas | COPD, asthma | Tuberculosis | COPD, asthma | Tuberculosis |
4 | Perinatal | COPD, asthma | Senility | Perinatal | Tuberculosis | Diarrhoeas | Respiratory infections | Cancers |
5 | Respiratory infections | Perinatal | Diarrhoeas | Respiratory infections | Senility | Perinatal | Senility | Ill-defined |
6 | Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis | Tuberculosis | Diarrhoeas | Cancers | Perinatal | Digestive diseases |
7 | Cancers | Other infections | Injuries | Cancers | Injuries | Respiratory infections | Cancers | Diarrhoeas |
8 | Senility | Ill defined | Perinatal | Senility | Ill-defined | Injuries | Ill defined | Injuries |
9 | Injuries | Injuries | Ill defined | Injuries | Digestive | Ill defined | Tuberculosis | Suicides |
10 | Ill defined | Malaria | Respiratory infections | Ill defined | Respiratory infections | Senility | Injuries | Malaria |