Epidemiological Transition in Urban Population of Maharashtra

Table 5

Percentage contribution of top five causes of death among the children in age group 1–14, in urban Maharashtra, 1990–2006.

Causes of death	Child deaths				Male child deaths				Female child deaths
	1991	1996	2001	2006	1991	1996	2001	2006	1991	1996	2001	2006
Infectious and parasitic diseases	26.8	17.3	18.1	20.0	23.6	14.7	14.2	16.2	23.4	14.5	16.0	17.4
Diseases of the respiratory system	16.8	15.8	15.1	15.9	14.2	12.2	12.1	13.3	15.3	14.5	13.1	13.5
Injury and poisoning	7.2	10.3	14.1	10.2	6.3	8.8	13.9	9.4	6.3	8.4	9.2	7.7
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs	5.3	7.4	4.0	7.1	5.2	6.6	3.6	6.2	4.1	5.8	2.9	5.8
Diseases of the circulatory system	3.6	4.5	10.7	8.7	3.4	3.9	8.6	7.6	2.9	3.6	9.1	6.9
Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions	15.1	13.8	7.9	6.8	12.7	13.5	6.6	5.7	13.8	9.5	6.5	5.7