13.20 Percent of Deaths From Top 15 Causes (All Ages),1996
| Cause | National | Rural | Urban |
| Total | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Top 15 causes | 60.38 | 61.67 | 56.81 |
| Diarrhoea | 11.16 | 12.86 | 6.40 |
| Heart disease/Cardiovascular(all) | 7.87 | 5.93 | 13.28 |
| Asthma | 5.20 | 5.70 | 3.82 |
| Tetanus | 4.98 | 5.42 | 3.72 |
| Pneumonia | 4.47 | 4.95 | 3.15 |
| Cancer | 4.05 | 3.92 | 4.39 |
| Dysentery | 3.54 | 3.38 | 4.10 |
| Accident | 3.04 | 3.14 | 2.77 |
| Tuberculosis | 2.64 | 2.56 | 2.87 |
| Peptic ulcer | 2.56 | 2.83 | 1.81 |
| Anaemia | 2.29 | 2.52 | 1.62 |
| Paralysis/Stroke | 2.24 | 2.52 | 1.43 |
| Typhoid | 2.19 | 2.39 | 1.62 |
| Viral hepatitis | 2.14 | 2.05 | 2.39 |
| Diabetes | 2.01 | 1.50 | 3.44 |
| Other causes | 39.61 | 38.33 | 43.19 |