New Delhi, Sept. 11 -- Summary A study in The Lancet reveals a troubling rise in non-communicable disease death risk in India, with women experiencing a sharper increase than men.

While global mortality rates from these diseases have generally declined, India's rates have risen, particularly for heart disease and diabetes.

The study highlights the need for improved healthcare access and data quality in India.

While there has been a decline in deaths from non-communicable diseases (NCD) like cancer, diabetes and heart attacks globally in 2010-2019 compared to the decade before, India is showing the opposite trend, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

For males, the probability of dying from NCDs between birth and age 80 ye...