| Rank | 0–17 years (n = 351 651) | 1–17 years (n = 335 458) | 1–4 years (n = 74 164) | 5–9 years (n = 106 916) | ||||
| Cause | Number | Cause | Number | Cause | Number | Cause | Number | |
| 1 | Pneumonia | 271 (77.1) | Drowning | 96 (28.6) | Drowning | 64 (86.3) | Drowning | 28 (26.2) |
| 2 | LBW/preterm | 211 (60.0) | Pneumonia | 69 (20.6) | Pneumonia | 56 (75.5) | Diarrhoea | 16 (15.0) |
| 3 | Birth asphyxia | 156 (44.4) | Malnutrition | 46 (13.7) | Malnutrition | 40 (53.9) | Pneumonia | 7 (6.5) |
| 4 | Diarrhoea | 113 (32.1) | Diarrhoea | 44 (13.1) | Diarrhoea | 25 (33.7) | Transport injuries | 7 (6.5) |
| 5 | Drowning | 96 (27.3) | Meningitis | 23 (6.9) | Meningitis | 17 (22.9) | Chicken pox | 5 (4.7) |
| 6 | Malnutrition | 75 (21.3) | Transport injuries | 20 (6.0) | Diarrhoea + pneumonia | 11 (14.8) | Animal bite | 5 (4.7) |
| 7 | Septicaemia | 67 (19.1) | Diarrhoea + pneumonia | 15 (4.5) | Septicaemia | 5 (6.7) | Meningitis | 4 (3.7) |
| 8 | Meningitis | 55 (15.6) | Suicide | 12 (3.6) | Transport injuries | 2 (2.7) | Electrocution | 4 (3.7) |
| 9 | Diarrhoea + pneumonia | 50 (14.2) | Animal bite | 12 (3.6) | Dengue | 1 (1.3) | Malnutrition | 3 (2.8) |
| 10 | Transport injuries | 18 (5.1) | Chicken pox | 5 (1.5) | – | – | Diarrhoea + pneumonia | 2 (1.9) |
Values in parentheses are rates per 100 000/year.
LBW, low birth weight.