Heart disease in India triples

The number of people suffering from heart disease in India has increased almost three times during the last seven years. Even more worryingly, young people in the age group of 15 to 29 years are also vulnerable to heart disease, according to the findings of the latest survey of the National Statistical Organisation. The impact of cardiovascular diseases increases rapidly with age. While it is only 0.3 per cent at 0-4 years and 0.2 per cent at 5-14 years, it increases to 2.1 per cent for the age group 15-29 years and 15.3 per cent for 30-44 years. It reaches 30.1 per cent in the age group of 45-59 years and 37.8 per cent in those over 60 years. This trend clearly shows that cardiovascular diseases are now becoming the most prominent health problem in the country.