Table 3. Leading causes of death recorded within the medical certification of causes of death scheme, India, 2011.

Rank	Males (n = 587 375)				Females (n = 364 403)
	Recorded cause	ICD-10 codes	% of medically certified deaths		Recorded cause	ICD-10 codes	% of medically certified deaths
1	Other heart disease	I26–I51	10.6		Other heart disease	I26–I51	11.1
2	Ischaemic heart disease	I20–I25	9.2		Ischaemic heart disease	I20–I25	8.7
3	Perinatal condition	P00–P96	7.1		Perinatal condition	P00–P96	7.7
4	Cerebrovascular disease	I60–I69	4.6		Cerebrovascular disease	I60–I69	4.5
5	Respiratory tuberculosis	A15–A16	4.1		Septicaemia	A40–A41	4.5
6	Septicaemia	A40–A41	3.9		Hypertensive disease	I10–I14	3.9
7	Diseases of the liver	K70–K76	3.8		Diabetes mellitus	E10–E14	3.8
8	Chronic lower respiratory disease	J40–J47	3.6		Chronic lower respiratory disease	J40–J47	2.9
9	Diabetes mellitus	E10–E14	3.4		Respiratory tuberculosis	A15–A16	2.8
10	Hypertensive diseases	I10–I14	3.3		Renal failure	N17–N19	2.3
11	Symptoms or ill-defined condition	R00–R99	12.4		Symptoms or ill-defined conditions	R00–R99	12.7

ICD-10: International Classification of Diseases, tenth revision.