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Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
October 18 , 2025
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- Global life expectancy in 2023 is 76.3 years for females and 71.5 years for males.
- Age-standardized mortality rate declined by 67% since 1950 across all 204 countries and territories.
- Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) cause nearly two-thirds of total global deaths and disabilities.
- Nearly half of global deaths and disabilities are linked to 88 modifiable risk factors.
- COVID-19 dropped from the leading cause of death in 2021 to the 20th place in 2023.
- India faces a high burden of ischemic heart disease, stroke, and chronic respiratory diseases.
- Air pollution and high blood pressure remain major health risks in India.
- India has made progress in reducing communicable diseases, but continues to struggle with rising NCDs.
- It was published in ‘The Lancet’, a health journal.
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