Open AccessAnalyzing the changes in certain infectious and parasitic diseases in urban population of India by using medical certification of cause of death data
Author(s) -
Bal Kishan Gulati,
Saurabh Sharma,
M. Vishnu Vardhana Rao
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of community medicine/indian journal of community medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.375
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-3581
pISSN - 0970-0218
DOI - 10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_77_20
Subject(s) - medicine , public health , population , cause of death , socioeconomic status , demography , environmental health , epidemiological transition , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , health care , mortality rate , economic growth , pathology , sociology , economics
Infectious diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality globally. At least 25% of about 60 million deaths that occur worldwide each year are estimated to be due to infectious diseases. In India, the burden of infectious diseases is enormous; although it has decreased as a result of overall socioeconomic progress and use of vaccines and antimicrobials, it is still a major health-care burden. Studying a disease trend over a certain time period is important in a country's public health system as it guides agencies to prioritize funds and other measures for its control.