From: Essential health information available for India in the public domain on the internet
Disease or health condition (% of total DALYs lost in 2002 in India [15]) | Category | Information available | Lowest geographical level available | Comments |
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1. Perinatal conditions (9.7%) | Mortality | State | Based on data from sample registration system and large scale household survey ‡ No cause of perinatal death data. | |
 | Morbidity & health status | District | Based on data from large scale household survey‡ | |
 | Risk factors | District | Most estimates based on data from large scale household survey‡ | |
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 | Service provision | District | Most estimates based on data from large scale household survey‡ | |
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 |  | Women receiving iron supplementation [38, 41, 43, 58–61, 63] | District |  |
 |  | Skilled birth attendance coverage [33, 34, 38, 41, 58–61, 63] | District |  |
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2. Lower respiratory tract infections (8.5%) | Mortality | None* | Â | Â |
 | Morbidity & health status | State | Based on data from large scale household surveys‡ | |
 | Risk factors | District | Most estimates based on large scale household surveys‡ | |
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 | Service provision | State | Based on data from large scale household surveys‡ | |
3. Ischaemic heart disease (5.1%) | Mortality | Percent of adult deaths attributed to chest pain [34] | National | Estimate based on a small sample of verbal autopsy on sibling deaths§ |
 | Morbidity & health status | Self-reported diagnosis with ischaemic heart disease [34] | State|| | Estimate based on household survey conducted in 6 states|| |
 |  | Self-reported hospitalisations for heart disease [33] | National |  |
 | Risk factors | State | Most risk factors have an estimate based on a large scale household survey‡ 'Lack of physical activity' measured by household survey conducted in 6 states|| | |
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 |  | Lack of physical activity [34] | State|| |  |
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 | Service provision | Self-reported treatment of disease [34] | State|| | Estimate based on household survey conducted in 6 states|| |
4. Diarrhoeal diseases (5.1%) | Mortality | Percent of adult deaths attributed to diarrhoea [34] | National | Estimate based on a small sample of verbal autopsy on sibling deaths§ |
 | Morbidity & health status | State | Most estimates based on data from large scale household surveys‡ | |
 |  | Self-reported hospitalisation for diarrhoea [33] | National |  |
 | Risk factors | Access to clean water and sanitation [19, 33–35, 37–41, 58–60, 63, 64] | District | Most estimates based on data from large scale household surveys‡ |
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 |  | Vitamin A deficiency in children [38] | State |  |
 |  | Percentage of children receiving food rich in vitamin A in last 24 hrs [58] | State |  |
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 | Service provision | State | Most estimates based on large scale household surveys‡ | |
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5. Unipolar depression (4.9%) | Morbidity & health status | Self-reported diagnosis of depression [34] | State|| | Estimate based on household survey conducted in 6 states|| |
 | Risk factors | State | Both risk factors estimated by at least one large scale household survey‡ | |
 |  | Prevalence of women who experienced childhood sexual abuse [58] | National |  |
 | Service provision | Self-reported treatment coverage [34] | State|| | Estimate based on household survey conducted in 6 states|| |
6. HIV/AIDS (3.4%)¶ | Mortality | None* |  |  |
 | Morbidity & health status | State | Estimate based on sentinel surveillance and large scale household survey‡ | |
 | Risk factors | State | Both risk factors estimated by large scale household survey‡ Unsafe sex also estimated by behavioural surveillance | |
 |  | Use of clean injections [58] | State |  |
 | Service provision | State | Estimates mostly based on large scale household surveys and behavioural surveillance‡ | |
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7. Maternal conditions (2.9%) | Mortality | State | Maternal mortality ratio and cause of death estimates based on sample registration system data A large scale household survey has also estimated maternal mortality ratio‡ | |
 |  | Cause of maternal death [66] | National |  |
 |  | Percent of total female deaths attributed to maternal conditions [34] | National |  |
 | Morbidity & health status | Prevalence of postpartum complications [58] | State | Both estimates based on large scale household survey‡ |
 |  | Prevalence of delivery complications [63] | State |  |
 | Risk factors | District | Most estimates based on data from large scale household survey‡ | |
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 | Service provision | District | Most estimates based on data from large scale household survey‡ | |
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 |  | Women receiving iron supplementation [38, 41, 43, 58–61, 63] | District |  |
 |  | Skilled birth attendance coverage [33, 34, 38, 41, 58–61, 63] | District |  |
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8. Tuberculosis (2.8%) | Mortality | Percent of adult deaths attributed to tuberculosis [34] | National | Estimate based on a small sample of verbal autopsy on sibling deaths§ |
 | Morbidity & health status | State | Most estimates based on large scale household surveys‡ | |
 |  | Self-reported hospitalisations for tuberculosis [33] | National |  |
 | Risk factors | State | Most estimates based on large scale household surveys‡ | |
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 | Service provision | Annualised case detection rate for new smear positive cases [45] | District | Most estimates based on tuberculosis surveillance system Self-reported tuberculosis treatment estimates mostly based on large scale household surveys‡ |
 |  | Proportion of new sputum positive out of total new pulmonary cases [45] | District |  |
 |  | Smear conversion rate [45] | District |  |
 |  | Treatment success rate [45] | District |  |
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9. Cerebrovascular disease (2.5%) | Mortality | Percent of adult deaths attributed to paralysis [34] | National | Estimate based on a small sample of verbal autopsy on sibling deaths§ |
 | Morbidity & health status | None* |  |  |
 | Risk factors | State | Most risk factors have an estimate based on a large scale household survey‡ 'Lack of physical activity' measured only by household survey conducted in 6 states| | |
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 |  | Lack of physical activity [34] | State|| |  |
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 | Service provision | None |  |  |
10. Cataract (2.2%) | Morbidity & health status | State | Estimates based on both large scale household survey and household survey conducted in 6 states ‡ || | |
 |  | Previous diagnosis of cataracts [34] | State|| |  |
 |  | Self-reported hospitalisations for cataracts [33] | National |  |
 | Risk factors | State | Estimates based on of large household surveys, household survey conducted in 6 states and sample registration system ‡ || | |
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 | Service provision | Number of cataract operations performed [44] | State | Estimates based on household survey conducted in six states and service generated data|| |
 |  | Those with previous diagnosis who have accessed surgery [34] | State|| |  |
11. Road traffic injuries (2.1%) | Mortality | Deaths from road traffic injuries [25] | State | Estimate based on surveillance |
 | Morbidity & health status | Prevalence of road traffic injury in last one year [34] | National | Estimate based on household survey conducted in 6 states || |
 | Risk factors | State | Estimates based on both large scale household survey and household survey conducted in 6 states‡ || | |
 | Service provision | Those with previous road traffic injury who had accessed emergency care [34] | State|| | Estimate based on household survey conducted in 6 states || |