45% People Who Died In 2020 Didn't Receive Any Medical Care: Data
NDTV
As many as 28 per cent of the total registered deaths have occurred in institutions
45 per cent of the total 82 lakh people who died in India in 2020 did not get any medical attention at the time of death and just 1.3 per cent of the total registered fatalities during the year received medical care from a qualified professional, according to data prepared by the Registrar General of India (RGI).
However, the RGI's report 'Vital Statistics of India based on the Civil Registration System' for 2020 did not give the number of people who died from COVID-19.
According to the Union Health Ministry data, in 2020, when COVID-19 was first reported in the country, 1.48 lakh people lost their lives due to the pandemic, which is substantially lower than 2021 when 3.32 lakh people died due to the disease.
"About 1.3 per cent of the total registered deaths during 2020 have received medical attention from qualified allopathic professionals and practitioners of other system together and 45 per cent of the deceased did not receive any medical attention at the time of death," the RGI's report said.