Non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular, chronic respiratory complications and cancers are found increasing in Nepal. 

Dr Manita Pyakurel of Nepal Non-Communicable Disease Alliance said the cases of non-communicable disease are on the rise in Nepal. 

Among key non-communicable diseases, cardiac and chronic respiratory complications, and cancers are reportedly high, she shared. 

Dr Pyakurel further informed that heart disease accounts for 30 percent, chronic respiratory diseases 10 percent and cancer nine percent. 

Nearly 51 percent of total deaths were caused by non-communicable diseases in Nepal in 2010, some 15 years back, it has been reported. 

The number of mortalities had increased to 60 percent in 2014, and whopped to 66 percent in 2016. By 2019, around 71.1 percent of total deaths were attributed to non-communicable diseases according to the Global Burden of Disease report. 

It has stated that the cost of treating non-communicable diseases is immoderately rising in Nepal. 

Globally, non-communicable diseases are responsible for the mortality of 4.3 million people per annum.