Prevalence of NCDs tripled, infectious diseases doubled since 1995
The HinduA study published recently has looked at the morbidity transition across States from 1995 to 2018. There has been a steady upsurge in morbidity prevalence — doubling from 56 per thousand population in 1995 to 106 per thousand population in 2014. With a prevalence of 30 per thousand population in 2018, non-communicable diseases account for a major share of prevalence; it has increased more than three times from 8.6 per thousand population in 1995. In the case of infectious and communicable diseases, the prevalence has almost doubled from 8 to 15 per thousand population in the past two decades. In 1995, Manipur reported a mere seven cases per 1,000 individuals, which increased to 28 per 1,000 individuals in 2004, 29 per 1,000 individuals in 2014, and declined to 19 per 1,000 individuals in 2018.” Kerala has reported the highest prevalence of non-communicable diseases — 118 per thousand individuals in 2004, 185 per thousand individuals in 2014, and 177 per thousand individuals in 2018, followed by Pondicherry, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Tamil Nadu, and Punjab.
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