Head & Associate Professor, School of Anthropology & Tribal Studies, Bastar University, Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, India. E-mail id: skkolay2001@yahoo.co.in
Online published on 20 October, 2014.
Mortality data indicate numbers of deaths by place, time and cause. WHO's mortality data reflect deaths registered by national civil registration systems of deaths, with the underlying cause of death coded by the national authority. In accordance with the rules of the International Classification of Diseases, the majority of deaths are caused by infectious and chronic diseases. It is noted at end that hunger and poor nutrition directly or as an underlying cause are responsible for the fatal diseases and thus resulting in the mortality.
Mortality, Causes of death, Nutrition and public health, Metro cities, India
