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Burden of noncommunicable diseases in India: A decomposition analysis by causes of death 1990-2017

Pawan Kumar Yadav, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Suryakant Yadav, International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
Ajinkya Kothavale, International Institute for Population Sciences

India is facing the emerging challenges of noncommunicable diseases since the 1990s. This study has examined the cause-age specific contributions of diseases to life expectancy at birth (e0) during the period of 28 years between 1990 and 2017 in India using the decomposition methods. The input data of age-specific mortality rates (ASDR) are taken from Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2017 data. The study assesses the age-specific contributions to e0 by causes of death for both sexes. The results of the decomposition analysis shows that communicable diseases have made the largest positive contributions to e0 followed by noncommunicable diseases and Injuries. Among the NCDs, the two main diseases namely, Chronic respiratory diseases and Cardiovascular diseases, have contributed mainly for the reduction in toll of deaths in adult and old ages. The increased mortality due to Neoplasms and Diabetes and kidney diseases in the adult and old ages is the major concerns in India. The low-priced medicine and drugs and its availability at primary and community level health centers are needed in India. India is in the need of specific programmes that are required to lower the mortality rates due to NCDs in the middle age group 30-69 years.

Keywords: Mortality, Longevity, Decomposition analysis/methods

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  Presented in Session P18.