According to the latest WHO data published in 2017; Causes of death in India, demographic summary, health risks, cancer rank by type, world rankings, health profile in India. What is the leading cause of death in India?
CAUSES | Rate | World Rank | Deaths (%) |
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Coronary Heart Disease | 146.11 | 56 | 1,446,853 (16.44%) |
Lung Disease | 96.92 | 4 | 896,779 (10.19%) |
Stroke | 71.48 | 114 | 694,258 (7.89%) |
Influenza and Pneumonia | 64.03 | 62 | 648,220 (7.37%) |
Tuberculosis | 43.10 | 40 | 470,641 (5.35%) |
Diarrhoeal diseases | 40.22 | 37 | 431,178 (4.90%) |
Diabetes Mellitus | 31.41 | 84 | 298,243 (3.39%) |
Kidney Disease | 25.35 | 39 | 257,862 (2.93%) |
Low Birth Weight | 23.62 | 17 | 329,864 (3.75%) |
Liver Disease | 22.93 | 63 | 259,749 (2.95%) |
Road Traffic Accidents | 22.51 | 67 | 278,383 (3.16%) |
Falls | 20.92 | 3 | 204,603 (2.32%) |
Hypertension | 16.06 | 70 | 160,001 (1.82%) |
Suicide | 16.05 | 24 | 206,278 (2.34%) |
Alzheimers/Dementia | 14.57 | 124 | 126,731 (1.44%) |
Breast Cancer | 13.71 | 123 | 76,356 (0.87%) |
Cervical Cancer | 12.46 | 68 | 68,906 (0.78%) |
Asthma | 11.35 | 55 | 110,369 (1.25%) |
Other Injuries | 11.00 | 63 | 130,822 (1.49%) |
Rheumatic Heart Disease | 10.30 | 5 | 110,869 (1.26%) |
Birth Trauma | 9.86 | 57 | 137,726 (1.57%) |
Oral Cancer | 8.69 | 8 | 94,354 (1.07%) |
Congenital Anomalies | 8.33 | 95 | 116,118 (1.32%) |
Lung Cancers | 8.14 | 109 | 84,904 (0.96%) |
Peptic Ulcer Disease | 5.79 | 53 | 57,658 (0.66%) |
Stomach Cancer | 5.77 | 86 | 61,372 (0.70%) |
HIV/AIDS | 5.22 | 87 | 67,170 (0.76%) |
Colon-Rectum Cancers | 5.10 | 133 | 53,394 (0.61%) |
Malnutrition | 4.98 | 60 | 52,285 (0.59%) |
Drownings | 4.91 | 77 | 63,004 (0.72%) |
Violence | 4.45 | 102 | 52,987 (0.60%) |
Fires | 4.15 | 55 | 51,222 (0.58%) |
Oesophagus Cancer | 3.96 | 52 | 41,255 (0.47%) |
Hepatitis B | 3.93 | 3 | 43,284 (0.49%) |
Ovary Cancer | 3.93 | 103 | 21,684 (0.25%) |
Meningitis | 3.28 | 64 | 40,312 (0.46%) |
Encephalitis | 3.20 | 4 | 39,913 (0.45%) |
Maternal Conditions | 3.18 | 61 | 43,120 (0.49%) |
Prostate Cancer | 3.10 | 172 | (0.00%) |
Measles | 3.06 | 22 | 42,009 (0.48%) |
Liver Cancer | 2.73 | 168 | 28,552 (0.32%) |
Lymphomas | 2.66 | 147 | 29,342 (0.33%) |
Epilepsy | 2.52 | 62 | 29,700 (0.34%) |
Endocrine Disorders | 2.42 | 154 | 26,223 (0.30%) |
Leukemia | 2.34 | 143 | 27,756 (0.32%) |
Rheumatoid Arthritis | 2.10 | 1 | 19,672 (0.22%) |
Poisonings | 2.06 | 47 | 24,690 (0.28%) |
Malaria | 1.97 | 46 | 23,677 (0.27%) |
Dengue | 1.83 | 3 | 20,232 (0.23%) |
Pancreas Cancer | 1.54 | 140 | (0.00%) |
Value | World Rank | |
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Population total | 1,281,935,911 | 2 |
Sex ratio m / f | 1.08 | 11 |
Population 0-14 | 27.3% | 84 |
Population 15-64 | 66.4% | 71 |
Population 65 + | 6.2% | 98 |
Total | World Rank | |
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Alcohol Liters | 5.7 | 103 |
Male | Female | World Rank | |
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Smoking Percent | 20.4 | 1.9 | 105 / 107 |
Male | Female | World Rank | |
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Obesity Percent | 2.7 | 5.1 | 178 / 184 |
Total | World Rank | |
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Happiness Score | 4.19 | 127 |
CAUSES | Rate | World Rank |
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Breast Cancer | 13.71 | 123 |
Cervical Cancer | 12.46 | 68 |
Oral Cancer | 8.69 | 8 |
Lung Cancers | 8.14 | 109 |
Stomach Cancer | 5.77 | 86 |
Colon-Rectum Cancers | 5.10 | 133 |
Oesophagus Cancer | 3.96 | 52 |
Ovary Cancer | 3.93 | 103 |
Prostate Cancer | 3.10 | 172 |
Liver Cancer | 2.73 | 168 |
Pancreas Cancer | 1.54 | 140 |