According to a recent WHO report, 188.3 million people in India suffer from hypertension but only 37% get diagnosed.
30% of the people start treatment, and only 15% manage to keep their blood pressure under control.
It estimated that at least 4.6 million deaths in India can be prevented by 2040 if half of those with the condition manage to keep their blood pressure under control.
There were substantial variations across districts in blood pressure diagnosis (range: 6.3%-77.5%), treatment (range: 8.7%-97.1%) and control (range: 2.7%-76.6%).