A government report has shed light on the main causes of death in the nation’s capital. According to the report, respiratory diseases are one of the nine leading causes of death in Delhi NCR and are responsible for 10% of deaths. Infectious and parasitic diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, tuberculosis and hepatitis B claimed an estimated 21,000 lives in the nation’s capital in 2023.
The Medical Certification of Causes of Death (MCCD) report 2023, released by the Department of Economics and Statistics, Delhi government, said that around 21,000 people died of infectious and parasitic diseases out of a total of 88,628 institutional deaths.
In terms of age, the highest number of institutionalized deaths occurred in people aged 45-64, the report found, as institutionalized deaths from cancer and related diseases totaled 6,054 in 2023, an increase of nearly 12 percent. than in 2023. 5,409 registered in 2022. Institutional death refers to death that occurs in a medical or long-term care facility, such as a hospital, nursing home, or hospice, rather than at home or in another personal setting. This concept relates to the wider trend of people spending their final days in institutions due to factors such as complex medical needs, complex health conditions or the availability of specialist end-of-life care.
Highlights of the Annual Report on Medical Certification of Cause of Death in Delhi – 2023:
- The average number of deaths per day in Delhi was 363 in 2023 against 351 in 2022.
- 5.94 percent of deaths are due to diseases of the digestive system.
- About 10% of deaths were due to respiratory problems.
- Among children aged 5-14 years, 29.56 percent of the causes of death are infectious and parasitic diseases, 11.60 percent are respiratory diseases.
- Of the 1,32,391 deaths reported in 2023, 7,439 were infants.
- Injuries, poisoning and some other consequences of external causes account for 3% of deaths
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