Research Article
Epidemiological Transition in Urban Population of Maharashtra
Table 6
Percentage contribution of main causes of death among the Youth in age group 15–24, in urban Maharashtra, 1990–2006.
| | Cause of death | Youth deaths | Male youth deaths | Female youth deaths | | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 |
| | Injury and poisoning | 42.9 | 36.1 | 38.5 | 33.7 | 40.8 | 30.8 | 38.7 | 35 | 45.1 | 41.4 | 38.3 | 31.7 | | Infectious and parasitic diseases | 17.6 | 19.2 | 19.5 | 23.7 | 18.5 | 20.5 | 17.9 | 22.4 | 16.7 | 17.8 | 21.4 | 25.5 | | Diseases of the circulatory system | 7.1 | 5.5 | 11.5 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 12.1 | 7.9 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 8.3 | | Diseases of the respiratory system | 4.5 | 4.3 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 10 | 8.2 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 7.1 | 6.6 | | Complication of pregnancy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 2.3 | | Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions | 11.1 | 19.4 | 9.8 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 23.9 | 10.5 | 13.7 | 7.9 | 14.8 | 8.9 | 12.4 |
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