Cause of Death* | Numbers |
Cardiovascular Diseases | 28,20,000 |
Respiratory Infections | 9,87,000 |
Diarrhoeal Diseases | 7,11,000 |
Cancer | 6,53,000 |
Perinatal Conditions | 6,12,000 |
Tuberculosis | 4,21,000 |
Maternal Conditions | 1,25,000 |
Diabetes Mellitus | 1,02,000 |
Asthma | 21,000 |
Malaria | 20,000 |
AIDS (from 1986 till 2001) | 2,524 (NACO) |
Figures for 1998. Source: WHO | |