Epidemiological Transition in Urban Population of Maharashtra

Table 7

Percentage contribution of main causes of death among adults population in age group (25–64), in urban Maharashtra, 1990–2006.

Causes of death	Adult deaths				Male adult deaths				Female adult deaths
	1991	1996	2001	2006	1991	1996	2001	2006	1991	1996	2001	2006
Infectious and parasitic diseases	17.5	19.3	20.5	22.3	19.4	21.2	21.7	23.0	13.5	15.1	17.7	20.7
Diseases of the circulatory system	24.3	23.2	28.8	23.9	25.5	23.7	28.5	23.7	21.8	22.2	29.7	24.3
Injury and poisoning	20.8	16.1	15.0	13.9	18.4	14.3	15.1	14.4	25.7	20.2	14.6	12.6
Diseases of the respiratory system	6.6	6.0	11.1	9.9	6.8	6.0	10.8	9.6	6.4	6.0	12.1	10.7
Diseases of the digestive system	6.1	6.8	5.7	6.6	7.3	8.1	6.8	8.0	3.8	4.0	2.8	3.4
Symptoms, signs and ill-defined conditions	10.6	15.7	7.6	7.5	10.7	15.9	8.0	8.0	10.2	15.1	6.6	6.3