Trend summary
- TB incidence is down about 21% since 2015 and recorded malaria cases are down by about three-quarters, but dengue and Nipah keep returning.
- Non-communicable diseases caused 56.7% of deaths in 2021–23; heart disease alone caused nearly a third.
TB, malaria fallingInfectious disease
TB incidence down 21% since 2015 and malaria cases down about 78%, but Nipah and dengue keep returning.
Deaths risingChronic disease
Non-communicable diseases caused 56.7% of deaths in 2021–23; heart disease alone nearly 31%.
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