Lok Sabha Question No. 3200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Deaths due to Non-Communicable Diseases
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: KAMAL NATH, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, K. ASHOK KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3200 TH

TO BE ANSWERED ON 5 JANUARY, 2018

## DEATHS DUE TO NON - COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

## 3200. SHRI KAMAL NATH:

SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

SHRI K. ASHOK KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that nearly 60 per cent of deaths in the country are now attributed to non - commun icable diseases according to data released by WHO recently;
- (b) if so, the details of authentic information/data of the Government about the number of deaths occurred due to non -communicablediseases during the last three years, year - wise;
- (c) whether the  Government  has worked out any long term or short term strategy to prevent deaths due to non - communicablediseases; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the proposals, if any, to involve private sector o prevent such deaths?

## ANSWER THE MINIS TER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL )

(a) & (b): As  per  World  Health  Organisation (WHO)'s  'Non - Communicable  Diseases (NCD) Country Profiles 2014', NCDs are estimated to account for 60 per cent of total deaths in India.

Indian Council of Medical Research has informed that as per Global Burden of Disea Study 2016 Estimates, 61.8% of a ll deaths were due to Non - Communicable Diseases (NCDs) in India.   Cardiovascular Diseases (coronary heart diseases, stroke and hypertension) contr 28.1% of all NCD deaths, followed by chronic respiratory diseases (10.9%) and cancer (8.3%

Data o n morbidity and mortality due to NCDs is not maintained centrally.  As per In Council of medical Research's cancer registry data, the estimated number of deaths of cancer cases  in  the  country  during  2014,  2015  and  2016  are  6,70,541,  7,01,007  and  7,32, 21, respectively. However, ICMR has informed that a total of 58,17,000 deaths were estimated diseases like cancer, diabetes and heart problems in 2016 in India.

(c) & (d): National Health Policy 2017  aims for attainment of the highest possible level of health  and  well - being  for  all  at  all  ages,  through  a  preventive  and  promotive  health orientation.    The  policy  seeks  to  move  away  from  Sick - care  to  Wellness,  with  thrust  on prevention  and  Health  promotion.  The  policy,  inter  alia,  seeks  to  red uce  premature  mortality from cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes or chronic respiratory diseases.

National Multisectoral Action Plan has been developed to integrate different secto ministries for successful control of spread of NCDs.

Government of India is implementing National Programme for Prevention and Control o Cancer,  Diabetes,  Cardiovascular  Diseases  and  Stroke  (NPCDCS)  under  the  National  Healt Mission. The objectives of the programme includes health promotion activities and opportu nistic screening for common NCDs.

For early diagnosis, population level initiative of prevention, control and scre common  NCDs  (diabetes,  hypertension  and  cancers  viz.  oral,  breast  and  cervical  cancer) been rolled out in over 100 districts of the country in 2017 - 18.

Niti Aayog with the technical assistance of the World Bank Group and in consultat with  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family  Welfare  is  working  to  develop  a  Model  Concessionai Agreement  for  the  provision  of  prevention  and  treatment  se rvices  for  Non - Communicable Diseases such as Cardiovascular Diseases, Oncology and Pulmonology at the district level. is with the objective to bring advanced healthcare systems where there is a clear unmet ne States would have the option to ad opt and/or to customize before rolling out as well as to deci the group of patients who can be provided free services. Niti Aayog shared the draft fra with the States for their inputs.