India seems to be moving towards becoming world’s epicenter for cardiac diseases soon. Data is suggestive of India at a verge of a heartdemic as people increasingly succumb to cardiac diseases regardless of their age. In fact the leading cause for the recent rise in the number of sudden deaths has been cardiac issues. Studies have indicated that India records a higher cardiovascular disease death rate at 272 per 100000 than global average that is 235 per 100000.

According to the World Health Organization, India accounts for one-fifth of 17.7 million deaths due to cardiovascular diseases globally. According to the Indian Heart Association, India accounts for 60% of heart disease burden in the world.

Dr. Jagadish Hiremath, Chairman at AASRA Hospitals says that that with 68 per cent of its population being aged below 35, India is known as a young nation. But the country’s young population is now at risk of death due to cardiac issues with an increase in the number of youngsters succumbing to cardiac issues. A multitude of health issues such as obesity, hypertension have been on rise due to lifestyle issues such as stress, excessive workouts to unhealthy food habits and many more. This has resulted in a spike in incidence of cardiac issues and deaths apart from that are leading to these untoward incidents.

Non-communicable diseases now a concern for healthcare experts

The rising threats of non communicable diseases have become a new worry for healthcare experts. It also seems to be the signs of emerging new pandemic. Data on increasing prevalence of NCDs and deaths due to NCDs are highlighting the need for adoption of healthy lifestyle at mass level without which the future could witness a continued surge in prevalence of NCDs.

Recent data has shown that the prevalence of NCDs such as cardiac diseases, diabetes, cancers and many more is increasing. India bears 60% of the world’s cardiac disease burden. Cancer burden which was 26.7 million in the year 2021 is expected to rise to 29.8 in 2025. In addition to it, cancer detection rate in the country is as low as 29%. According to data released by ICMR recently, deaths due to NCDs have increased from 37.9% in 1990 to 61.8% in 2016.

According to Dr. Jagadish Hiremath, Chairman at AASRA Hospitals, increasing incidence of NCDs and deaths due to NCDs can be correlated with the increased adoption of unhealthy lifestyle and lack of physical exercise both of which not only aggravates existing NCDs but also makes healthy individuals prone to NCDs at young age.

About Dr. Jagadish Hiremath

Dr. Jagadish Hiremath, the Chairman at Aasra Hospital is renowned among the public for work towards making best health care available to people regardless of their financial status. After realizing his dream of making healthcare affordable to people from Rural Bangalore, he has now set out to revolutionise the Indian healthcare system by making robotic surgery affordable to all. Dr. Jagadish Hiremath is a pioneer in driving India’s progress in digital healthcare. He has already been working on patient pattern recognition and standardization which are key to digital health care. With an aim to achieve near 100% penetration of digital health in every corner of earth including the remote areas, he has created a unique Digital Design Architecture. As an expert in the areas of clinical research, clinical applications of advanced medical technology and AI in medical technology, Dr. Hiremath aspires to bring a contemporary hospital setup that will bring a new leap in the field of healthcare.