Age and sex pattern of cardiovascular mortality, hospitalisation and associated cost in India.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Though the cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of mortality in India, little is known about the human and economic loss attributed to the disease. The aim of this paper is to account the age and sex pattern of mortality, hospitalisation and the cost of hospitalisation for cardiovascular diseases in India.

Data and methods

Data for the present study has been drawn from multiple sources; 52(nd) and 60(th) rounds of the National Sample Survey, Special Survey of Death, 2001-03 and the Sample Registration System 2004-2010. Under the changing demographics and constant assumptions of mortality, hospitalisation and cost of hospitalisation, we have estimated the deaths, hospitalisation and cost of hospitalisation for cardiovascular diseases in India during 2004 to 2

SUBMITTER: Srivastava A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3646767 | biostudies-literature | 2013

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature