Table 1.
Fever-related cause-of-death distribution by high and low malaria regions, 2001–2013
| Cause of death | Percentage of high malaria (n) | Percentage of low malaria (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Malaria | 20.7 (2,660) | 6.7 (3,467) |
| Acute respiratory infections | 15.6 (1,998) | 21.0 (10,827) |
| Diarrheal diseases | 13.1 (1,686) | 12.7 (6,566) |
| Tuberculosis | 11.0 (1,407) | 10.4 (5,336) |
| Fever of unknown origin | 7.4 (951) | 10.3 (5,310) |
| Hepatitis | 5.1 (654) | 3.0 (1,523) |
| Severe systemic infection | 3.8 (493) | 3.6 (1836) |
| Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 1.9 (241) | 4.4 (2,277) |
| Meningitis/encephalitis | 1.5 (189) | 3.5 (1,825) |
| Measles | 1.0 (132) | 2.4 (1,228) |
| Other | 18.8 (2,412) | 22.0 (11,331) |
| TOTAL | 100 (12,823) | 100 (51,528) |
Million Death Study high malaria states are Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Assam, and six smaller northeastern states. All other states comprise the low malaria group (Ref. 10 and unpublished MDS data).