India's Heart Health Crisis

India's Heart-Health Crisis CVDS account for 31% of all By 2020, 3 out of 5 cardiac patients in the world will Cardiovascular diseases (CVDS) claim more lives in rural and urban India today than any other ailment, with the burden expected to double in the years ahead. The impact is widespread and cyclic - waking up to the crisis is the need of the moment, before the heart-health hourglass empties out for good. What is CVD? Cardiovascular Disease, or Heart Disease, is a class of non-communicable diseases that affect the heart and blood vessel system. The term is mostly used to refer to atherosclerosis, or arterial disease. CVDS are the leading causes of death and disability in the world. deaths in India KILLER be Indian LOSING YOUNGER HEARTS PRODUCTIVE YEARS OF LIFE LOST 2015 2000 IMPACT ON ECONOMY Public Funding in Health as % of GDP 2010 16% USA 1.27% INDIA 9.2 million India's GDP Loss due to CVDS 2015 2005 2005 1.27% 0.35% 2000 National Income Loss 2005 2015 due to CVDS (in) 17 million 2030 Age > 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 Size of the bubble depicts % prevalence of CHD Urban Male Urban Female Rural Male Rural Female There has been a significant rise in the prevalence of Coronary Heart Disease, one type of CVD, among urban citizens in the productive workforce category (ages 30-50). In contrast, CHD prevalence in the rural population only rises significantly in people above the age of 50. KEEPING CVDS AT BAY Increase public funding in health to 3% of GDP MM THE INDIAN HEART Being born an Indian can also spell heart trouble - our ethnic and socio-economic Physiology: Indians have narrower arteries than Caucasians, and a lack of vitamin B12 in our diets puts us at higher risk of CVDS Access to healthcare: It takes an average Indian 300 minutes to reach a hospital, twice as longer as the time taken to do so in a developed nation Hypertension & Diabetes: Two of the major causes of CVDS; by 2025, India will have 69.8 million diabetics and 214 million hypertensive people Better health education, resulting in stronger legislation traits make us more vulnerable to CVDS Lower salt and fat intakes, more exercise, and an active lifestyle Sources: Forbesindia.com, The Earth Institute at Columbia University, World Health Organisation, World Bank, NewScientist.com, Wikipedia.org, IndiaToday.in; Symbols and Graphics: Safe by Simon Child, from The Noun Project; Stethoscope by Scott Lewis, from The Noun Project; Various symbols from TheNounProject.com collection under public dormain 2,70,000 crore 45,000 crore Year