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Heart Disease Accounts for Nearly One-Third of Deaths in India, New SRS Report Finds

The new SRS report puts non-communicable diseases at 56.7% of deaths, ahead of communicable/maternal-perinatal-nutritional causes.

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One in Three People In India Dying of Cardiovascular Diseases, Study Reveals
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Overview

  • The Registrar General of India’s Sample Registration Survey for 2021–2023 identifies cardiovascular diseases as the leading cause of mortality at roughly 31%.
  • Compared with the COVID-affected 2020–2022 period, the share of deaths from non-communicable diseases rose to 56.7% from 55.7%, while communicable and related conditions fell to 23.4% from 24.0%.
  • After cardiovascular disease, top causes include respiratory infections (9.3%), cancers and other neoplasms (6.4%), and respiratory diseases (5.7%).
  • Cause-of-death patterns vary by age, with cardiovascular conditions dominating from age 30 and suicide leading among those aged 15–29; injuries account for 9.4% of deaths.
  • The report cautions about possible misclassification and notes 10.5% of deaths are ill-defined, largely at ages 70 or older, and provides breakdowns by age, sex, residence and region.