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By PTI
NEW DELHI: According to a new study, more than a quarter of the deaths that occurred in India in 2015 were caused by cardiovascular diseases, which mainly affect rural populations and young people adults. 19659003] Led by Prabhat Jha, director of the Center for Global Health Research at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto, the study found the mortality rate from ischemic heart disease – heart problems caused by narrowing of the arteries of the heart – among 30 -years -69 years old rose rapidly in rural areas of the country and exceeded those in urban areas between 2000 and 2015.
In contrast, the probability of dying from stroke was decreased overall but increased in the northeastern states of India, where a third of stroke deaths occurred and only one-sixth of the population lives.
In these states, deaths due to a stroke were about three times higher than the national average, according to the study published in the Lancet Journal. 659003] "The finding that heart disease has increased nationally in India and that stroke has increased in some states was surprising," said Jha, who is also a professor at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health in University of Toronto. study also uncovered an important fact for the prevention of deaths from cardiovascular disease. Most deaths involved people with previously known heart disease, and at least half of them did not take medication regularly. "
Cardiovascular diseases, mainly ischemic heart failure and stroke, are the leading cause of death in the world." 19659003] Until now, most evidence of cardiovascular mortality in India came from small local studies or imprecise modeling exercises.
"This work provides us with more detailed information than we could have predicted based on previous studies," says Jha.
This research is part of the Million Death Study, one of the largest studies of premature deaths in the world.
In India, most deaths occur at home and without care
Specially trained census staff in the country knocked on doors to interview household members about deaths.
Two physicians independently examined these "verbal autopsies" to establish the cause of death. more likely to die. 003] "Making progress in fighting the leading cause of death in India is necessary to make progress at the global level," said Jha.
"We have demonstrated the unexpected trends in heart attacks and strokes, both of which require research and action to ensure that the world achieves the United Nations sustainable development goal of reducing cardiovascular mortality by 2030, "he said.
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