Table 2.
Percentage contribution of disease categories to total deaths by age groups for all of India, 2016
| All ages | 0–14 years (10·4% of total deaths) | 15–39 years (11·4% of total deaths) | 40–69 years (39·9% of total deaths) | ≥70 years (38·2% of total deaths) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases | 27·5 (25·4–31·5) | 80·8 (78·7–82·8) | 29·1 (27·2–31·9) | 17·4 (15·8–20·5) | 23·0 (19·3–29·4) |
| HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis | 5·4 (5·1–5·6) | 1·1 (1·0–1·2) | 11·5 (11·0–12·1) | 6·9 (6·5–7·2) | 3·1 (2·8–3·4) |
| Diarrhoea, lower respiratory, and other common infectious diseases | 15·5 (13·3–19·9) | 35·3 (32·4–38·4) | 10·1 (8·1–13·6) | 8·7 (7·0–12·1) | 19·0 (14·9–25·6) |
| Neglected tropical diseases and malaria | 0·8 (0·4–1·1) | 3·7 (1·8–5·3) | 1·4 (0·7–1·8) | 0·6 (0·3–0·7) | 0·2 (0·1–0·3) |
| Maternal disorders | 0·5 (0·4–0·5) | 0·0 (0·0–0·0) | 3·7 (3·3–4·1) | 0·1 (0·1–0·1) | NA |
| Neonatal disorders | 3·8 (3·6–4·1) | 36·9 (35·7–38·2) | NA | NA | NA |
| Nutritional deficiencies | 0·5 (0·4–0·5) | 2·2 (1·9–2·5) | 0·3 (0·3–0·4) | 0·3 (0·3–0·3) | 0·3 (0·2–0·3) |
| Other communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases | 0·9 (0·9–1·0) | 1·7 (1·4–2·0) | 2·0 (1·8–2·1) | 0·9 (0·8–0·9) | 0·4 (0·4–0·5) |
| Non-communicable diseases | 61·8 (58·2–64·0) | 12·0 (10·6–13·5) | 34·4 (33·1–36·4) | 73·2 (70·4–74·9) | 71·6 (65·5–75·4) |
| Neoplasms | 8·3 (7·9–8·6) | 1·0 (0·8–1·1) | 6·1 (5·8–6·3) | 12·8 (12·2–13·2) | 6·3 (5·8–6·6) |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 28·1 (26·5–29·1) | 0·5 (0·4–0·6) | 12·7 (12·1–13·3) | 33·8 (32·4–34·7) | 34·3 (31·5–35·8) |
| Chronic respiratory diseases | 10·9 (9·9–12·0) | 0·3 (0·2–0·5) | 2·1 (1·9–2·6) | 11·7 (10·9–12·7) | 15·6 (13·9–17·4) |
| Cirrhosis and other chronic liver diseases | 2·1 (1·9–2·5) | 0·2 (0·2–0·4) | 3·4 (3·1–4·0) | 3·3 (3·0–3·9) | 1·0 (0·9–1·2) |
| Digestive diseases | 2·2 (2·0–2·4) | 0·7 (0·6–0·9) | 2·5 (2·4–2·8) | 2·7 (2·5–3·1) | 1·9 (1·7–2·2) |
| Neurological disorders | 2·1 (1·8–2·5) | 0·6 (0·5–0·7) | 1·4 (1·3–1·5) | 0·9 (0·8–1·0) | 4·0 (3·3–4·9) |
| Mental and substance use disorders | 0·4 (0·3–0·4) | 0·0 (0·0–0·0) | 1·1 (0·8–1·2) | 0·5 (0·4–0·6) | 0·1 (0·1–0·1) |
| Diabetes, urogenital, blood, and endocrine diseases | 6·5 (6·2–6·9) | 0·8 (0·7–0·9) | 4·2 (3·9–4·7) | 7·2 (6·9–7·6) | 8·2 (7·5–8·7) |
| Musculoskeletal disorders | 0·1 (0·1–0·1) | 0·0 (0·0–0·0) | 0·1 (0·1–0·1) | 0·1 (0·1–0·1) | 0·1 (0·1–0·1) |
| Other non-communicable diseases | 1·1 (0·9–1·3) | 7·9 (6·7–9·2) | 0·8 (0·7–1·0) | 0·3 (0·2–0·4) | 0·2 (0·1–0·3) |
| Injuries | 10·7 (9·6–11·2) | 7·2 (6·1–8·2) | 36·5 (34·0–38·1) | 9·4 (8·2–9·8) | 5·4 (4·5–5·9) |
| Transport injuries | 2·9 (2·8–3·1) | 1·2 (1·1–1·4) | 11·6 (11·0–12·4) | 3·0 (2·8–3·1) | 0·8 (0·7–0·8) |
| Unintentional injuries | 4·9 (4·1–5·3) | 5·4 (4·4–6·2) | 9·5 (7·8–10·3) | 4·2 (3·4–4·5) | 4·2 (3·4–4·6) |
| Self-harm and interpersonal violence | 2·8 (2·4–3·1) | 0·5 (0·4–0·6) | 15·4 (13·8–16·5) | 2·2 (1·7–2·4) | 0·4 (0·3–0·5) |
| Forces of nature, conflict and terrorism, and executions and police conflict | 0·0 (0·0–0·0) | 0·0 (0·0–0·0) | 0·0 (0·0–0·1) | 0·0 (0·0–0·0) | 0·0 (0·0–0·0) |
Data are % (95% uncertainty interval). NA=not applicable.