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cases in India

deaths in India

recovered till date

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Children not vaccinated for measles

of World's unimmunized children are in India

of children are fully immunized

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of Indian women of reproductive age are anaemic

under-weight children

Stunting in children

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of adolescent girls remain unaware of menstruation until menarche

of mothers consider mentruation dirty

girls drop out of school every year

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women; one in two pregnant women are anaemic

of global deaths occuring due to preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth

prevalence of Low Birth Weights

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of 15 million abortions take place outside medical facilities

licensed abortion provider for over 200000 women in rural India

use of modern contraceptive methods

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increase from current estimated cases by 2025

women is at risk of developing breast cancer in her life time

in 10 indians will develop cancer in their lifetime

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deaths due to alcohol consumption every year

deaths due to tobacco related illnesses

treatment gap for substance use disorders

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of all deaths are attributed by NCDs

deaths are due to diabetes' complications

people remain unaware of COPD

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individuals suffer from some form of mental illness

of the population has common mental disorders

of those with mental disorders had not recieved any treatment despite being ill for over 12 months