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Mortality from cardiovascular diseases is increasing in India, causing more than a quarter of all deaths in the country in 2015 and affecting rural populations and young adults, suggests a new study.
Mortality rates for ischemic heart disease – heart problems caused by narrowing of the heart arteries – in populations aged 30 to 69 years increased rapidly in Indian villages and exceeded those in urban areas between 2000 and 2015
Published in Lancet Review Global Health Sunday, it is the first nationally representative study to measure cardiovascular mortality in India.
In 2015, cardiovascular disease caused more than 2.1 million deaths in India in 2015 at all ages, or more than a quarter of all deaths. Between the ages of 30 and 69, of 1.3 million cardiovascular deaths, up to 0.9 million deaths (68.4%) were caused by ischemic heart disease and the remaining 0.4 million (28.0 %) by Stroke Led by Prabhat Jha, a professor at the University of Toronto, the new study found that, unlike ischemic heart disease, the likelihood of dying from a stroke decreased in the future. 39, together, but increased in the northeastern states
. premature deaths from stroke have occurred in the northeast, although only one-sixth of the population lives there. In these states, deaths from a stroke were about three times higher than the national average. "Until now, most of the evidence of cardiovascular mortality in India comes from small local studies or inaccurate modeling exercises.This work provides us with more detailed information than we could have predicted. based on previous studies, "said Jha.
The wise distribution of ischemic heart disease clearly shows an upward trend in most Indian states with Karnataka and Haryana. maximum risk category (more than 190 cases per 100,000) between 2001-2004 and 2000-2013. Odisha remains the least risky place.
"This study showed that cardiovascular mortality in India shows unexpected trends that have not been well characterized before.In less than two decades, mortality from ischemic heart disease in rural India has increased and exceeded urban levels, while stroke mortality has diverged across geographic areas, "said Jha and colleagues. stay in India, "they said. The options may vary from greater availability of the generic version of a drug called statins to better management of diabetes and hypertension and to quitting smoking.
The researchers conclude that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal it is unlikely that progress by one-third by 2030 will be achieved without substantial progress in India.
This research is part of the Million Death Study Study, one of the largest studies of premature deaths in the world.
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