'Heart Disease and Diabetes that contributes a lot': Deaths in chronic diseases have increased in India, find Lancet study
India has emerged as one of the countries where the chances of dying from a chronic illness such as cancer or heart disease have increased among men and women, although rates in four out of every five countries have fallen over the past decade, according to a global analysis published in the Lancet. However, in a comparison between men and women in India, women were affected by a greater increase in risk, the study says according to PTI. “Deaths due to most causes of chronic diseases have increased in India, with heart disease and diabetes contributing a lot,” the study reads. Contrasting trends between countries the study, conducted by researchers at Imperial College London and the World Health Organization (WHO), have analyzed the data to estimate the risk of dying from chronic diseases for 185 countries and areas between 2010 and 2019. Worldwide, the likelihood of dying of an NCD (non-linked diseases) between birth and age of 80 years in 82 percent of the 182 countries for women and in 79, it dropped in 82 per cents of the 182 countries and fell in 79. Countries for men. This was largely due to a decrease in deaths due to chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease, including heart attacks and strokes. However, the death rates have increased in the remaining 18 percent of women for women and 21 percent of men for men, including India, Pti reports. What drives this trend? The study added that the deaths caused by non-communicable diseases among the largest countries as Western countries caused by non-communicable diseases, for both sexes in China, Egypt, Nigeria, Russia and Brazil. While the death rate in India and Papua New Guinea has risen. Despite the decline in deaths due to chronic diseases, more deaths have been reported due to dementia, neuropsychiatric conditions such as alcohol use disorder and cancer of the pancreas and liver problems, it says. Plans ahead to improve the treatment of chronic diseases. The team of researchers said that countries promised to draft a plan to improve the treatment of chronic illnesses, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to reduce premature deaths from conditions at a third by 2030. Urgent need for a great investment in a major investment in a major investment in a bigger investment in a Bigger investment. Treatments reach people who are most needed. The heads of states and government will meet at the UN General Assembly on September 25 to set a new vision for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, the promotion of mental health and well-being compared to 2030 and beyond, the WHO said and PTI reported.