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India’s health report reads worse
Why in the news ?
- Recently the ‘India State-level Disease Burden Initiative’ report is released.
- The report is a joint initiative of the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
Details
- As per the new report, Indians have registered a 50% increase in the prevalence of ischemic heart disease and stroke over the period from 1990 to 2016.
- With the number of diabetes cases climbing from 26 million to 65 million.
- In the same period, the number of people ailing from chronic obstructive lung disease went up from 28 million to 55 million
- The proportional contribution of cancers to the total loss of health in India has doubled from 1990 to 2016.
- Incidence of different types of cancers varies widely between the States.
States
- The State-wise disease burden showed that Punjab has been ranked at the top for the burden of ischemic heart disease, followed by Tamil Nadu, and vice-versa for diabetes.
- West Bengal topped with the largest number of stroke cases followed by Odisha, according to the comprehensive analysis of several major non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
- Kerala was ranked at the top for the burden of cancer, followed by Assam.
- Being overweight was found to be a major risk factor for diabetes doubled in every State of India from 1990 to 2016.
Source
The Hindu.