Health
Check out the list of top deadliest diseases in Inda this year.
Updated : Dec 18, 2022, 10:32 PM IST | Edited by : Kajari Goswami
India faces unique challenges every day in each aspect. On the medical front, we have come a long way and now our country is equipped with modern technology and the availability of good drugs. Although we have come miles, there are some diseases that have been behind the death of many in the country.
With increasing heart attacks and rapidly rising diabetes in people, we have jotted down the five deadliest diseases in India in 2022.
Covid 19
In 2020 the entire world was hit by the Covid-19 pandemic. It soon became one of the deadliest diseases in modern times. Starting in 2019, Covid-9 continues to be one of the major diseases responsible for a huge death rate.
Cardiovascular Diseases
Heart diseases have seen a rapid rise in the country. There is a rise in heart diseases among the middle-aged group of the country. Cardiovascular Diseases (CVD) are caused by high tobacco consumption, a lack of physical activity, poor diet, hereditary factors, existing diseases such as hypertension and high cholesterol, obesity, and the presence of a family history of this disease.
Stroke
A stroke occurs when an artery in the brain is blocked. People with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes are at a greater risk for strokes.
Diabetes
Diabetes is a disease that can affect anyone irrespective of age and gender. Diabetes is caused by an increase in blood sugar levels. There are two types of diabetes-- Type 1 and Type 2.
Diarrhoea
Diarrhoea causes loose stool multiple times in a day which results in a decrease in water and salt in the body resulting in dehydration.