Cause of Deaths in Kerala 238,691 (2007)
Cause | Deaths | % |
---|---|---|
Heart Attack | 64,393 | 27% |
Others | 45,965 | 19% |
Asthma | 28,602 | 12% |
Old Age | 19,895 | 8.3% |
Cancer | 16,651 | 7.0% |
Senility | 9,649 | 4.0% |
Paralysis | 7,519 | 3.2% |
Blood Pressure | 6,930 | 2.9% |
Diabetes | 6,271 | 2.6% |
Suicide | 5,571 | 2.3% |
Liver Disease | 4,185 | 1.8% |
Kidney Trouble | 3,958 | 1.7% |
Accident(Traffic/Vehicles) | 3,105 | 1.3% |
Pneumonia | 2,611 | 1.1% |
Tuberculosis | 1,557 | |
Other Accidents | 1,544 | |
Drowning or Falls | 1,461 | |
Not Stated | 1,378 | |
Typhoid | 907 | |
Influenza | 857 | |
Jaundis | 839 | |
Ulcer | 568 | |
Burns(Accidental) | 563 | |
Appendicitis | 548 | |
Premature | 428 | |
Birth injuries | 318 | |
Poisoning | 277 | |
Meningitis | 257 | |
Anaemia's | 256 | |
Homicide | 220 | |
Dysentery | 215 | |
Whooping cough | 170 | |
Cholera | 161 | |
Tetanus | 127 | |
Syphilis and Genitourinary | 114 | |
Venomous Animals Bites | 97 | |
Malaria | 91 | |
Food Poisoning | 86 | |
Measles | 82 | |
AIDS | 79 | |
Dyphtheria | 46 | |
Hysteria | 35 | |
Complication in Pregnancy or Child birth | 33 | |
Rabies | 26 | |
Poliomyelitus | 25 | |
Leprosy | 17 | |
Abortion | 4 |
Source: Vital Statistics Bulletin, 2007 by Economics & Statistics Department of India