29.2% of total global deaths, result from the various forms of CVDs, 61% of cardiovascular deaths and they include alcohol use, tobacco use, high blood pressure, high body mass index/adibosity, high blood cholesterol and glucose, low fruit and vegetable intake, and physical inactivity. It has been predicted that by the year 2020, there will be an increase by almost 75% in global CVD prevalence, and almost all of this increase will occur in developing countries.
20% of Indians suffer from hypertension