Haryana recorded 85,539 cardiac-related deaths from 2019-20 to 2025-26 , with the annual toll exceeding 10,000 throughout the seven-year period, according to district-wise data presented in the state Assembly. The data provides a broader picture of the burden of chronic diseases in the state. Combined deaths attributed to cardiac, pulmonary, and cancer-related diseases totaled 1,46,751 during the seven-year period, based on annual figures in the government annexures. Cardiac-related deaths peaked at 14,072 in 2021-22 , before declining to 12,937 in 2022-23 , 11,670 in 2023-24 , 11,703 in 2024-25, and 12,203 in 2025-26.

The 2025-26 figure translates to roughly 33 cardiac-related deaths per day. However, the government data records deaths attributed to cardiac-related diseases and does not establish that all were heart attacks. Yamunanagar recorded the highest number of cardiac-related…