India’s Diabetes rate up by 123% Since 1990 : India is witnessing a diabetes epidemic and the disease has emerged one of the most arduous health challenges.
Diabetes has emerged as a major disease burden for India over the past two decades. Diabetes has emerged as a major disease burden for India over the past two decades. While diabetes rate has increased by around 45% globally, it has jumped 123% in India between 1990 and 2013, a latest study has showed.
Data shows diabetes is now among the top ten reasons for various other disorders among both men and women as it breeds obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, severe kidney and lower urinary tract infection, stroke and many other diseases. The study, based on the analysis of 301 acute and chronic diseases and injuries in 188 countries, said the trend which has been more common in rich countries for several decades is now picking up in developing nations such as India, China and Mexico.
According to the experts, the emergence of this disease is linked to the economic development of India over last two decades which has massively impacted the lifestyle including the eating and sleeping habits among youngsters. Diabetes is also among the top ten reasons for various other disorders among both men and women as it breeds obesity, obstructive sleep apnoea, severe kidney and lower urinary tract infection, stroke and many other diseases. Maximum jump was observed in Type 2 diabetes, which is usually related to obesity and is the most common form of the disease.
The study, however, shows a slight decline in deaths from communicable diseases like malaria and tuberculosis, while chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes are on the rise. However, the burden of disability measured with population living with any given disorder in a year has not changed much over last two decades along with the causes remaining largely same on the list of top ten. The top ranking diseases in India in both 1990 and 2013 include depressive disorder, iron deficiency anemia, low back pain, migraine. Diabetes, which did not feature among top ten diseases in India in 1990s, ranked eighth in 2013.
