Here's a report which mentions figures for women in Goa: Apparently, the top killers that strike women, in Goa, nowadays are: Diabetes, hypertension and cancer. Another ailment that is a close contender is depression, faced by many but admitted by few… http://www.goanvoice.org.uk/newsletter/2008/May/issue5/
2009/11/19 Santosh Helekar <[email protected]>: > Here are the top ten causes of death in India, which I had provided before on > Goanet: > > Ischemic heart disease - 15% of all deaths > Lower respiratory infections - 11% of all deaths > Cerebrovascular disease - 7% of all deaths > Perinatal conditions - 7% of all deaths > Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - 5% of all deaths > Diarrheal diseases - 4% of all deaths > Tuberculosis - 4% of all deaths > HIV/AIDS - 3% of all deaths > Road traffic accidents - 2% of all deaths > Self-inflicted injuries - 2% of all deaths > > Here is the link to my earlier Goanet post: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg51403.html > > Now, unless the Goan situation is completely different from the rest of > India, and assuming, by depression, he means self-inflicted injuries... -- Frederick Noronha :: +91-832-2409490 Writing, editing, alt.publishing, photography, journalism ANOTHER GOA: http://openlibrary.org/b/OL23851672M/Another_Goa
