India, Jan. 15 -- Delhi registered a total of 9,211 deaths due to respiratory diseases in 2024, up from 8,801 in 2023, the latest date of the Delhi government has showed.

The deaths due to respiratory systems resulted due to common respiratory diseases include asthma, pneumonia, lung cancer and Tuberclosis, often causing breathing related issues, news agency PTI reported.

According to the 2024 figures, deaths due to diseases of the circulatory system (21,262) remained the top cause behind fatalities in 2024, followed by infectious and parasitic diseases (16,060). Mental and behavioural disorders led to 62 deaths in 2024.

The overall death rate in the national capital also showed a rise. The deaths due to respirators diseases too witnes...