India, April 29 -- 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 (NSO).

According to the Household Social Consumption: Health conducted by the NSO between January and December 2025, about 13.1 per cent of Indians reported sick in the last fortnight, while a total of 15,217 cases of disease per 100,000 population were recorded. This indicated that many people had more than one health problem. Among women, the number is 17,006, which was higher than men (13,504).

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