Review Article
Year: 2023 | Month: July | Volume: 13 | Issue: 7 | Pages: 167-176
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20230724
Unveiling the Risk Factors of Non-Communicable Diseases in India: A Comprehensive Analysis of NHFS-5 (2019-20) Data
Vasundhra Chand1, Shivika2
1,2Research Scholar, Lady Irwin College, University of Delhi, Sikandra Road, New Delhi
Corresponding Author: Vasundhra Chand
ABSTRACT
Non-communicable diseases or NCDs are the silent killers, posing a harm to one's health without causing any symptoms until the condition has progressed to an advanced state. The World Health Organization (WHO) projected that NCDs caused 41 million of the 57 million deaths worldwide in 2016, with the majority (78%) occurring in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). The rising prevalence of diabetes and hypertension has drawn international attention. It's not just a long-term illness, but it's also a life-threatening condition. The Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has now released the first phase data from the fifth edition of the National Family Health Survey (NFHS) 2019-20. The results of Phase 1 comprise data from 17 states and 5 Union Territories (including J&K), and they depict the level of health in these areas prior to the COVID outbreak. Based on the current NFHS 5-National inspection report, the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes is higher in males in urban subjects than in rural in all the three categories. Also, NFHS-5 shows the more prevalence rate in comparison to NFHS-4.
Key words: Non-communicable diseases, Hypertension, High blood sugar, NFHS-5, NFHS-4.