Table 1. Number of deaths and mortality rate (per 1000 person–years) by cause and age group, in a slum area of Kolkata, India, 1 May 2003 to 31 October 2004.
| Cause of death | Age group (years) |
Total (87 921.1 person–years) |
Ranka | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < 1 (1009.8 person–years) |
1–4 (5810.2 person–years) |
5–19 (27 047.6 person–years) |
20–39 (31 591.3 person–years) |
40–59 (16 195.2 person–years) |
60+ (6267.0 person–years) |
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| No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | ||||||||
| Group Ib | 7 | 6.93 | 12 | 2.07 | 7 | 0.26 | 13 | 0.41 | 17 | 1.05 | 30 | 4.79 | 86 | 0.98 | |||||||
| Tuberculosis | 2 | 1.98 | 3 | 0.52 | 1 | 0.04 | 9 | 0.28 | 9 | 0.56 | 7 | 1.12 | 31 | 0.35 | 5 | ||||||
| Respiratory infections | 3 | 2.97 | 5 | 0.86 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.25 | 6 | 0.96 | 18 | 0.20 | 7 | ||||||
| Diarrhoeal diseases | 2 | 1.98 | 2 | 0.34 | 3 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.12 | 7 | 1.12 | 16 | 0.18 | 9 | ||||||
| Tetanus | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.16 | 1 | 0.01 | 17 | ||||||
| Meningitis | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.01 | 17 | ||||||
| Viral hepatitis | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.01 | 17 | ||||||
| Other infectious diseases | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.34 | 2 | 0.07 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0.06 | 4 | 0.64 | 10 | 0.11 | 11 | ||||||
| Nutritional deficiencies | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.80 | 7 | 0.08 | 12 | ||||||
| Maternal conditions | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.01 | 17 | ||||||
| Group IIc | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.34 | 12 | 0.44 | 31 | 0.98 | 89 | 5.05 | 226 | 36.06 | 360 | 4.09 | |||||||
| Cardiovascular diseases | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0.04 | 7 | 0.22 | 46 | 2.84 | 143 | 22.82 | 198 | 2.25 | 1 | ||||||
| Cancer | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.07 | 6 | 0.19 | 17 | 1.05 | 25 | 3.99 | 50 | 0.57 | 2 | ||||||
| Respiratory ailmentsd | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.04 | 3 | 0.09 | 9 | 0.56 | 28 | 4.47 | 41 | 0.47 | 3 | ||||||
| Digestive disorderse | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 6 | 0.22 | 8 | 0.25 | 9 | 0.56 | 12 | 1.19 | 35 | 0.40 | 4 | ||||||
| Nephritis and nephrosis | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.16 | 6 | 0.37 | 14 | 2.23 | 25 | 0.28 | 6 | ||||||
| Diabetes mellitus | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.03 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.32 | 4 | 0.05 | 14 | ||||||
| Epilepsy | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.17 | 1 | 0.04 | 1 | 0.03 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.03 | 16 | ||||||
| Other | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.06 | 2 | 0.32 | 4 | 0.05 | 14 | ||||||
| Group IIIf | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.18 | 14 | 0.44 | 7 | 0.43 | 10 | 1.60 | 36 | 0.41 | |||||||
| Traffic-related accidents | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 0.04 | 5 | 0.16 | 5 | 0.31 | 7 | 1.12 | 18 | 0.20 | 7 | ||||||
| Suicides | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.09 | 2 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 0.06 | 13 | ||||||
| Otherg | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.15 | 6 | 0.19 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 0.48 | 13 | 0.15 | 10 | ||||||
| Unspecified cause of death | 1 | 0.99 | 0 | 0.00 | 4 | 0.15 | 5 | 0.16 | 18 | 1.11 | 34 | 5.43 | 62 | 0.71 | |||||||
| All causes | 8 | 7.92 | 14 | 2.41 | 28 | 1.04 | 63 | 1.99 | 131 | 8.09 | 300 | 47.87 | 544 | 6.19 | |||||||
a Ranked according to mortality rate per 1000 person–years.
b Communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions.
c Non-communicable diseases.
d Comprised 34 cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and 7 cases of asthma.
e Comprised 30 cases of liver cirrhosis and other liver disorders and 5 cases of peptic ulcer disease.
f Injuries.
g Comprised 3 drownings, 3 unspecified intracranial injuries, 3 burns, 1 case of food causing obstruction of the respiratory tract, 1 assault by bodily force/blunt object, 1 poisoning and 1 unspecified injury.