Fig. 1

Proportions of death for different causes of death by age group and sex. (a) Proportions of deaths for four broad cause-of-death categories by age group and sex; (b) Proportions of deaths for 10 leading causes of death by age group and sex. NCDs: non-communicable diseases; CMNN: communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases; DEI: Diabetes, Endocrine, and immune disorders; MP: maternal and perinatal; M: male; F: female. Only the data for the causes whose corresponding percentages were greater than or equal to five are shown in the figure. In Panel (b), the blue, yellow and green parts represent the leading causes of CMNN, NCDs and injury, respectively