. Swathi Ramesh; . Kalpana Kosalram
Volume 13, Issue 2 , February 2023, , Pages 1-7
Abstract
The mortality rate of non‑communicable diseases (NCDs) contributes more in low‑income andmiddle‑income countries, also among individuals with lower socioeconomic status in high‑incomecountries, ...
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The mortality rate of non‑communicable diseases (NCDs) contributes more in low‑income andmiddle‑income countries, also among individuals with lower socioeconomic status in high‑incomecountries, making NCDs a big hurdle to minimizing global and national health disparities. Among 55million fatalities worldwide in 2019, NCDs accounted for about 41 million (71%) deaths. The purposeof this scoping review was to comprehend the available literature on the burden of NCDs in India.This review included the studies that have been published between the period of 2009–2020. Forthis review, 18 full‑text articles have been selected. A preliminary search was done to obtain articlesfrom the search engines such as PubMed, Google Scholar, web of science, and Scopus. Our scopingreview was focused on five major NCDs which are cardiovascular, hypertension, diabetes, cancer,and stroke. In 2019, around 17.9 million individuals died from cardiovascular disease (CVD), whichis accounting for 32% of all deaths. As compared to Chandigarh and Jharkhand (0.12 million and0.96 million, respectively) Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra (4.8 million and 9.2 million, respectively)have a higher percentage of the population affected by diabetes. In India, stroke is the fifth‑significantcause of disability and the fourth‑leading cause of fatality, which is accounting for 3.5 percent of alldisabilities. India should construct a higher‑level coordinating framework and devise an overarchingpolicy or strategy tailored to NCDs. To limit risk factor exposure, it is necessary to emphasize healthpromotion and preventive actions.
