Epidemiological Transition in Urban Population of Maharashtra

Table 4

Percentage contribution of main causes of death among the children in age group 0-1, in urban Maharashtra, 1990–2006.

Causes of death	Infant deaths				Male infant deaths				Female infant deaths
	1991	1996	2001	2006	1991	1996	2001	2006	1991	1996	2001	2006
Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period	41.1	45.9	43.0	45.4	39.2	44.3	40.5	43.2	34.9	37.2	36.8	38.6
Infectious and parasitic diseases	15.3	8.8	7.7	9.8	13.7	8.2	7.2	9.1	14.1	7.5	6.7	8.7
Diseases of the respiratory system	14.6	13.4	12.6	13.9	12.5	11.4	10.9	12.1	14.2	12.8	12.0	13.2
Congenital anomalies	2.3	2.0	15.3	4.6	2.3	1.7	14.5	4.4	1.8	1.8	12.9	3.9
Diseases of the circulatory system	1.9	2.1	0.6	3.0	1.8	1.9	0.6	3.0	1.6	1.9	0.6	2.3
Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions	9.2	12.9	3.7	6.1	8.6	11.2	3.2	5.3	8.1	12.0	3.6	5.9