Table 3. Comparison of findings from a surveillance study in an urban slum area of Kolkata (1 May 2003 to 31 October 2004) with those for all of India (2003) .
| Broad age percentage distribution (years) |
Sex ratio (females to males) |
Life expectancy at birth (years) |
Crude death rate (per 1000) | Percentage distribution of deaths by cause |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–14 | 15–59 | 60+ | Overall | Children (0–6 yr) | Male | Female | Overall | Group Ia | Group IIb | Group IIIc | Unspecified or ill-defined | ||
| Study population | 28 | 65 | 7 | 860:1000 | 950:1000 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 6 | 16 | 66 | 7 | 11 |
| India1 | 32 | 61 | 7 | 933:1000 | 927:1000 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 8d | 38e | 42f | 10 | 10 |
a Communicable, maternal, perinatal and nutritional conditions.
b Non-communicable diseases.
c Injuries.
d Six in urban areas.
e Lower in urban areas.
f Fifty-six per cent in urban areas.