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Non-Communicable Disease Deaths 2010-2019
September 17 , 2025
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- The Lancet study showed an increase in deaths from non-communicable diseases in India between 2010 and 2019.
- The study analysed mortality trends before the COVID-19 pandemic in 185 countries.
- For Indian women, the probability of dying from a non-communicable disease was 46.7% in 2001.
- The probability remained at 46.6% in 2011 and rose to 48.7% in 2019 for Indian women.
- This rise was linked to worsening mortality rates from major causes except liver cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and other residual conditions.
- Among Indian men, the increase in non-communicable disease mortality was smaller compared to women.
- Improvements in diagnosis and treatment for conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ischaemic heart disease, and liver cirrhosis helped reduce the impact on Indian men.
- Between 2010 and 2019, death rates from non-communicable diseases declined in 152 countries for women and 147 countries for men.
- These countries accounted for 82% of the global female population and 79% of the male population.
- All high-income Western countries saw a decline, with Denmark showing the best improvement and the United States the least.
- Large countries like China, Egypt, Nigeria, Russia, and Brazil recorded reductions for both men and women.
- India and Papua New Guinea were among the few countries where mortality from non-communicable diseases rose in both sexes.
- Between 2010 and 2019, 41% of countries for women and 39% for men showed greater improvement than in the previous decade.
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