Burden of Noncommunicable Diseases in India

India is facing the emerging challenges of noncommunicable diseases since the 1990s. The reduction in premature deaths from noncommunicable diseases has been a priority in India in accord with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The study assesses the cause-age specific contributions of diseases to life expectancy at birth (e0) during the period of 28 years between 1990 and 2017 for India, using a decomposition method. It uses data from Global Burden of Disease (GBD). The study aims at exploring the disease pattern and examining the age-specific contributions to e0. A decomposition analysis reveals that only two NCDs, namely Chronic respiratory diseases and Cardiovascular diseases, show the reduction in toll of deaths in old-adult (50-59 years) and old (60 and above years) ages. The rise in mortality and morbidity attributable to Neoplasms and Diabetes and kidney diseases is a major concern for number of deaths in adult (15-59 years) and old ages. The findings of the study assert that Neurological disorders, Neoplasms and Chronic kidney diseases are upcoming diseases with high severity. The low-priced medicine and drugs and its availability at primary and community level health centers are needed in India. The specific programmes for noncommunicable diseases are required to lower the mortality rates, especially in the middle age group of 30-69 years