Measured NCD indicators among adults 15+, NFHS-6 (2023-24) vs NFHS-5 (2019-21), national fact sheet. Read directly from the released PDF. · IHMR

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Measured NCD indicators among adults 15+, NFHS-6 (2023-24) vs NFHS-5 (2019-21), national fact sheet. Read directly from the released PDF.

Provenance

Publisher: NFHS-6 2023-24 Fact Sheets, India Key Indicators 78-89, MoHFW/IIPS
Source: NFHS-6 2023-24 Fact Sheets, India Key Indicators 78-89, MoHFW/IIPS
Data covers: 2023-24 vs 2019-21
Retrieved: 2026-09-04
Licence: see source
Redistributable: unknown
Verified by: IHMR Labs

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Used in IHMR-RSCH-001.

The data

indicator	sex	NFHS6_total_percent	NFHS5_total_percent
Blood sugar high/very high (>140 mg/dL) or taking medicine	Women	17.8	13.5
Blood sugar high/very high (>140 mg/dL) or taking medicine	Men	20.9	15.6
Elevated BP (>=140/90) or taking medicine	Women	19.4	21.3
Elevated BP (>=140/90) or taking medicine	Men	22.1	24.0

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