Diabetes responsible for one out of five deaths in Kerala

Sumit Jha Jan 12, 2026 Health

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[{"selector":"#anim-435081dd-0c1e-4fd4-8b51-7afba831f684 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-32.05624989111802%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] Health The National Family Health Survey (NFHS) conducted in Kerala between 2019 and 2021 found that 4.1 percent of women and 4.0 percent of men had diabetes. Read the article

[{"selector":"#anim-b9779780-a2f1-458f-b5eb-8f74a65b11b7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(3.552713678800501e-15%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Health But when ICMR-INDIAB tested blood glucose directly, it found 25.5 percent of the population living with diabetes. Read the article

[{"selector":"#anim-68e90f75-1167-4c4c-b557-18ffaaea122e [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-31.25173921833276%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] Health Nationally, diabetes accounted for 58,986 deaths out of 1,900,956 medically certified deaths in 2023, a rate of 3.1 percent. Read the article