Health Conditions and Morbidities Among Older Adults in the States of India

Abstract

The present contribution forms the thirteenth installment of our on-going series, Social Change Indicators. In this installment, we have deliberated on the health conditions of older adults in India which have exacerbated because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past five issues, we looked specifically at the social and economic challenges brought on by the pandemic . The topics covered included vulnerable household across social classes, poverty and migration, living conditions for social distancing, social protection networks and the displacement of rural labour. In this part, we examine health conditions among older adults, aged 60 and above, in different states of India. We present the state’s ranking according to self-rated health status as well as the morbidity prevalence for the 60 plus population. We also look at the prevalence of chronic health conditions, such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, asthma and lung disease, among older adults in different states of India.