Leading causes of death in 1990 and 2017
| 1990 | 2017 |
| Lower respiratory infections | Stroke |
| Haemorrhagic and other non-ischaemic disease | Ischaemic heart disease |
| Preterm birth complications | Lung cancer |
| Congenital anomalies | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
| Childhood diseases preventable by vaccine (DPT, measles, chicken pox) | Alzheimer’s disease |
| Tuberculosis | Diabetes |
| Diarrhoea | Liver cirrhosis |
| Drowning | Road injuries |
| Iron-deficiency anaemia | Lower respiratory infections |
| Unipolar depressive disorders | Tuberculosis |
DPT, diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus.