NCRB data says heart attack deaths rise by 53% in five years
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The number of people killed in heart attacks has been increasing since 2014, according to the National Crime Records Bureau. In 2014, 18,309 people died due to heart attack, the number increased year after year and claimed 28,005 lives in 2019, up by 53% in five years. The data also show there has been a steady increase in such cases across different age groups barring those below 14 years and in the age bracket of 14-18 years.