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Haryana’s Cardiac Deaths Reach 85,539 Over Seven Years, Chronic Disease Fatalities Top 1.4 Lakh
✍️ The Times of India
🗓 31 Aug 2026, 01:29 AM
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Official data shows that Haryana recorded 85,539 deaths from heart‑related conditions between 2017 and 2023, while total deaths from chronic illnesses exceeded 140,000 in the same period.
The Health Department of Haryana released a statistical report covering the period 2017‑2023, indicating that cardiac‑related mortality reached 85,539 cases, making it the leading cause of death in the state.
The same report placed deaths from chronic non‑communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, respiratory ailments and cancers at over 1.4 lakh, underscoring a growing burden of lifestyle‑linked illnesses.
Health officials highlighted the need for intensified preventive measures, early‑detection programmes and public awareness campaigns to curb the rising trend, while urging the state to strengthen primary‑care infrastructure.
These figures are expected to shape upcoming health‑policy revisions and guide resource allocation under Haryana’s National Health Mission initiatives.
The same report placed deaths from chronic non‑communicable diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, respiratory ailments and cancers at over 1.4 lakh, underscoring a growing burden of lifestyle‑linked illnesses.
Health officials highlighted the need for intensified preventive measures, early‑detection programmes and public awareness campaigns to curb the rising trend, while urging the state to strengthen primary‑care infrastructure.
These figures are expected to shape upcoming health‑policy revisions and guide resource allocation under Haryana’s National Health Mission initiatives.