INDIA

2016 TOTAL POPULATION: 1 324 000 000

2016 TOTAL DEATHS: 9 569 000

RISK OF PREMATURE DEATH DUE TO NCDS (%)* PROPORTIONAL MORTALITY*

50
27% 13%
Cardiovascular Other NCDs
Probability (%) of

diseases
premature death

40

30 9% 26%
Cancers Communicable,
20 maternal, perinatal NCDs are
11% and nutritional estimated to
10 conditions account for 63%
Chronic
of all deaths.
respiratory
0
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
diseases 11%
Injuries
Past trends Projected linear trends Global targets 3%
Males Diabetes
Females

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NATIONAL TARGET SET DATA YEAR MALES FEMALES TOTAL

MORTALITY*
Premature mortality Total NCD deaths 2016 3 313 000 2 682 000 5 995 000
✓
from NCDs Risk of premature death between 30-70 years (%) 2016 27 20 23

Suicide mortality - Suicide mortality rate (per 100 000 population) 2016 - - 16

RISK FACTORS
Total alcohol per capita consumption, adults aged 15+
Harmful use of alcohol ✓ 2016 9 2 6
(litres of pure alcohol)

Physical inactivity ✓ Physical inactivity, adults aged 18+ (%) 2016 24 43 33

Salt/Sodium intake ✓ Mean population salt intake, adults aged 20+ (g/day) 2010 10 9 9

Tobacco use ✓ Current tobacco smoking, adults aged 15+ (%) 2016 20 2 11

Raised blood pressure ✓ Raised blood pressure, adults aged 18+ (%) 2015 24 23 24

Diabetes ✓ Raised blood glucose, adults aged 18+ (%) 2014 8 8 8

Obesity, adults aged 18+ (%) 2016 3 5 4

Obesity ✓
Obesity, adolescents aged 10-19 (%) 2016 2 1 2

Exceedance of WHO guidelines level for annual PM2.5

Ambient air pollution - 2016 - - 7
concentration (by a multiple of)

Population with primary reliance on polluting fuels and

Household air pollution - 2016 - - 59
technologies (%)

SELECTED ADULT RISK FACTOR TRENDS

CURRENT TOBACCO SMOKING OBESITY RAISED BLOOD PRESSURE

40 40 40
% of the population

% of the population

% of the population

30 30 30

20 20 20

10 10 10

0 0 0
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025

Past trends Projected linear trends Global targets

Males
Females

NATIONAL SYSTEMS RESPONSE

Proportion of population at high risk for CVD or with
- ...
existing CVD (%)
Proportion of high risk persons receiving any drug therapy
Drug therapy to prevent - ...
and counselling to prevent heart attacks and strokes (%)
heart attacks and ✓
strokes Proportion of primary health care centres reported as
2017 25% to 50%
offering CVD risk stratification
Reported having CVD guidelines that are utilized in at
2017 Yes
least 50% of health facilities
Number of essential NCD medicines reported as
Essential NCD medicines 2017 9 out of 10
“generally available”
and basic technologies ✓
to treat major NCDs Number of essential NCD technologies reported as
2017 5 out of 6
“generally available”

... = no data available World Health Organization - Noncommunicable Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles, 2018.
* The mortality estimates for this country have a high degree of uncertainty because they are
not based on any national NCD mortality data (see Explanatory Notes)