Causes of Death per Capita in India
Women experience higher mortality from COPD, stroke, diarrhoeal diseases, lower respiratory infections, and diabetes as per World Health Organization.
Men face significantly higher death rates from COVID-19, heart disease, tuberculosis, liver cirrhosis, and road injuries.
The WHO data shows a strong gender gap in mortality patterns, with infectious diseases and chronic respiratory illnesses impacting women more, and cardiovascular conditions, lifestyle-related diseases, and external causes like road injuries affecting men disproportionately.
Men face significantly higher death rates from COVID-19, heart disease, tuberculosis, liver cirrhosis, and road injuries.
The WHO data shows a strong gender gap in mortality patterns, with infectious diseases and chronic respiratory illnesses impacting women more, and cardiovascular conditions, lifestyle-related diseases, and external causes like road injuries affecting men disproportionately.
| Cause of Death per 100,000 population | Female | Male |
|---|---|---|
| COVID-19 | 159.90 | 278.42 |
| Ischaemic heart disease | 99.39 | 121.52 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 75.05 | 66.14 |
| Stroke | 57.88 | 49.34 |
| Tuberculosis | 21.18 | 29.43 |
| Diarrhoeal diseases | 43.44 | 25.73 |
| Cirrhosis of the liver | 12.77 | 24.60 |
| Lower respiratory infections | 32.00 | 23.77 |
| Road injury | 6.63 | 21.87 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 26.85 | 19.55 |
| Preterm birth complications | 13.52 | 13.85 |
| Falls | 19.43 | 13.85 |
| Self-harm | 11.23 | 13.80 |
| Mouth and oropharynx cancers | 6.47 | 13.57 |
| Kidney diseases | 11.72 | 12.54 |
| Asthma | 18.24 | 10.26 |
| Rheumatic heart disease | 14.95 | 8.98 |
| Trachea, bronchus, lung cancers | 4.17 | 7.88 |
| Birth asphyxia and birth trauma | 7.03 | 7.20 |
| Stomach cancer | 4.40 | 6.65 |
| Congenital anomalies | 6.30 | 6.42 |
| Alzheimer disease and other dementias | 12.35 | 5.42 |
| Interpersonal violence | 1.85 | 5.33 |
| Hypertensive heart disease | 16.33 | 5.22 |
| Cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, endocarditis | 3.74 | 4.88 |
| Drowning | 2.90 | 4.78 |
| HIV/AIDS | 1.98 | 4.28 |
| Colon and rectum cancers | 4.77 | 4.18 |
| Lymphomas, multiple myeloma | 3.07 | 3.98 |
| Larynx cancer | 0.73 | 3.71 |
| Peptic ulcer disease | 4.55 | 3.69 |
| Prostate cancer | 0.00 | 3.55 |
| Liver cancer | 2.04 | 3.49 |
| Oesophagus cancer | 2.77 | 3.46 |
| Leukaemia | 2.31 | 2.78 |
| Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction | 3.48 | 2.73 |
| Alcohol use disorders | 0.17 | 2.66 |
| Parkinson disease | 2.78 | 2.63 |
| Encephalitis | 3.66 | 2.59 |
| Epilepsy | 2.19 | 2.23 |
| Brain and nervous system cancers | 1.47 | 1.89 |
| Pancreatitis | 1.20 | 1.71 |
| Meningitis | 2.34 | 1.65 |
| Pancreas cancer | 1.30 | 1.60 |
| Neonatal sepsis and infections | 1.52 | 1.56 |
| Gallbladder and biliary tract cancer | 3.01 | 1.50 |
| Bladder cancer | 0.53 | 1.44 |
| Exposure to mechanical forces | 0.93 | 1.20 |
| Dengue | 1.02 | 0.93 |
| Acute hepatitis A | 0.78 | 0.91 |
| Fire, heat and hot substances | 3.06 | 0.85 |
| Kidney cancer | 0.45 | 0.84 |
| Drug use disorders | 0.42 | 0.76 |
| Acute hepatitis B | 0.64 | 0.74 |
| Syphilis | 0.69 | 0.64 |
| Appendicitis | 0.82 | 0.59 |
| Malaria | 0.63 | 0.56 |
| Measles | 0.64 | 0.56 |
| Melanoma and other skin cancers | 0.46 | 0.55 |
| Whooping cough | 0.57 | 0.46 |
| Protein-energy malnutrition | 0.76 | 0.46 |
| Rabies | 0.32 | 0.45 |
| Thyroid cancer | 0.78 | 0.40 |
| Sudden infant death syndrome | 0.33 | 0.36 |
| Breast cancer | 14.36 | 0.29 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | 0.81 | 0.28 |
| Testicular cancer | 0.00 | 0.26 |
| Mesothelioma | 0.11 | 0.25 |
| Inflammatory bowel disease | 0.25 | 0.24 |
| Gallbladder and biliary diseases | 0.50 | 0.23 |
| Gastritis and duodenitis | 0.41 | 0.21 |
| Urolithiasis | 0.26 | 0.20 |
| Poisonings | 0.07 | 0.17 |
| Collective violence and legal intervention | 0.04 | 0.14 |
| Tetanus | 0.16 | 0.14 |
| Natural disasters | 0.18 | 0.12 |
| Acute hepatitis E | 0.06 | 0.11 |
| Leishmaniasis | 0.05 | 0.10 |
| Acute hepatitis C | 0.21 | 0.08 |
| Skin diseases | 0.18 | 0.07 |
| Upper respiratory infections | 0.08 | 0.06 |
| Echinococcosis | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Sickle cell disorders and trait | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Diphtheria | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Thalassaemias | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Ascariasis | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Multiple sclerosis | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| Anxiety disorders | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Autism and Asperger syndrome | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Back and neck pain | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cataracts | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Childhood behavioural disorders | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Depressive disorders | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Genital herpes | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Glaucoma | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Infertility | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Iodine deficiency | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Iron-deficiency anaemia | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Leprosy | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Migraine | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Schizophrenia | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Yellow fever | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Gonorrhoea | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Chlamydia | 0.06 | 0.00 |
| Gynecological diseases | 0.43 | 0.00 |
| Corpus uteri cancer | 1.12 | 0.00 |
| Ovary cancer | 4.24 | 0.00 |
| Maternal conditions | 4.31 | 0.00 |
| Cervix uteri cancer | 11.01 | 0.00 |
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