- 60% of total deaths in India due to NCDs.
- 43.34% of it is (of NCDs deaths) due to CVDs.
- India – with highest number of CVDs.
- Accounts for highest number of deaths in India – 27% (2017 data)
- Prevalent cases saw a 112% jump between 1990 and 2016.
- 1990 – 25.7 million prevalent cases.
- 2016 – 54.5 million prevalent cases.
- 1990 – heart attacks accounted for 15.2% deaths in India. (ICMR)
- 2016 – heart attacks accounted for 28.1% deaths in India. (ICMR)
ICMR/WHO/Lancet Research Paper/US National Library of Medicine (NLM) Research Paper
