Diabetes
NFHS-5 (2019-21) Finds Indians Have More Health Risk Than Previously Recorded In NFHS-4 (2015-16)
Indians have become more obese, hypertensive, and prone to diabetes according to the F Ministry of Health and Family Welfare report from the latest National Family Health Survey 2019-21 (NFHS-5). The survey gathered information from 6,36,699 households across the country, with field work occurring from June 2019 to April 2021.
The key results were as follows:
- Proportion of women who are overweight or obese increased from 20.6% in the NFHS-4 (2015-16) survey to 24.0% in NFHS-5.
- Proportion of men who are overweight or obese increased from 18.9% in the NFHS-4 (2015-16) survey to 22.9% in NFHS-5.
- Percentage of women and men with blood sugar level more than 140 mg/dl or taking medicine to control blood sugar level were found to be 13.5% and 15.6% respectively.
- Percentage of women and men with elevated systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 140 mmHg and/or Diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 90 mmHg or taking medicine to control blood pressure were found to be 21.3% and 24.0% respectively.
It can be inferred from this nationwide study found that there has been a rise in multiple health risk parameters, during the period that coincides with COVID-19 global pandemic.
International Institute for Population Sciences (1IPS) and ICF. 2021. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), 2019-21: India. Mumbai: HIPS. India Fact Sheet. http://rchiips.org/nfhs/NFHS-5_FCTS/India.pdf. Accessed on 01-12-2021.
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