Is Corona the only culprit for toll of deaths in 2020?

By jiyyo All Categories, Healthcare corona virus

Corona indeed has been the highest scorer for the number of lives claimed in the year 2020. Wherein coronavirus has grabbed all the attention in the medical fraternity across the world, Have you ever imagined, what are the other life-threatening diseases in the country, that has outperformed any other country(measured by population) in controlling the spread of coronavirus?

When Covid-19 has caused an alarming situation in the world, and now that all of us are even more aware of our health, fitness, and lifestyles, Let’s look at the other big killers in our country :

Heart Diseases

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number 1 cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. India has been one of the highest burdens of cardiovascular disease (CVD) worldwide.

As per the world heart federation, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including CVDs, are estimated to account for a whopping 60% of total adult deaths in India.

CVDs account for over a quarter (26%) of these total deaths
Some of the CVD related risks factors in adults in India are outlined below:
15% of the population smoke tobacco
4.3 liters of pure alcohol consumed per person
Just over a fifth (21.1%) have hypertension which can increase the risk of heart
The attack, heart failure, kidney disease, or stroke

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So, just keep your heart-healthy and alive by following these easy daily routine suggestions :

Run/walk for about 30-40 minutes every day
Take out time to do some basic yoga
Laugh as much as you can
Quit smoking and avoid passive smoking
Manage Stress

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Diabetes Mellitus

India has an estimated 77 million people with diabetes, which makes it the second most affected country in the world, after China. One in six peoples (17%) in the world with diabetes is from India. The number is projected to grow by 2045 to become 134 million per the International Diabetes Federation.

In 2020, according to the International Diabetes Federation (IDF), 463 million people have diabetes in the world out of which, 77 million belong to India. The prevalence of diabetes in the population is 8.9%, according to the IDF. As per the estimates, India has the second-highest number of children with type 1 diabetes after the United States, which also contributes to the largest proportion of incident cases of type 1 diabetes in children in the SEA region.

Per the World Health Organization, 2% of all deaths in India are due to diabetes.

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How to prevent yourself from being Diabetic?

Keep your obesity level in check
Follow a healthy routine
Adopt healthy work habits
Eat green leafy vegetables and fibrous foods
Limit your alcohol consumption
Limit the intake of processed foods

Road Injury/Accidents

While India continued to control the incidents of road injuries and accidents during this year of lockdown and home-based way of living, There were 20,300 fewer deaths in crashes or accidents on Indian roads while the Covid-19 lockdown was at its peak. However, the cases/accidents that happened are one of the causes of the deaths in the year 2020.

In 2020, during the first six months in the year, 56,288 people died, increasing substantially in the later 6 months(Stats currently unavailable).

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How to prevent road injuries/accidents?

Wear all safety gears and helmets while on the road
Keep the air pressure in the vehicle’s tires always in check
Wear seat belts
Follow all traffic rules
Avoid overspeeding and wrong overtaking

While we continue to emerge as a developed nation it becomes extremely important that our citizens are healthy and prosperous. The healthcare services need to be accessible for even the remotest part of the nation so that no stone is left unturned for the growth of our nation.

At Jiyyo, we emphasize and aim to bring revolution in healthcare facilities and services via telemedicine.

Telemedicine is a healthcare practice where a doctor and patient are no longer dependent on physical face-to-face meetings and interactions or appointments, in the digital era now the patients get an opportunity to book an e-consultation and in the vicinity of the location of their interest, they are free to meet the doctor online and get themselves treated.

Via Jiyyo Mitra E-clinics and Jiyyo Lyfe App, Jiyyo revolutionized the concept of telemedicine and all the ailments ranging from mild to medium can now be treated even at being the remotest part of the country.

No time, No money now needs to be spent on traveling from rural to urban areas for good treatment. All the qualified doctors now are accessible for e-consultations at the ease of your own villages, homes, etc.