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Respiratory illnesses lead Mizoram's medically certified deaths in 2025
✍️ CNBC TV18
🗓 29 Oct 2026, 02:16 PM
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Data released by health authorities show that respiratory diseases accounted for the highest share of medically certified deaths in Mizoram for the year 2025.
Mizoram's health department has released its annual mortality statistics for 2025, indicating that respiratory illnesses were the leading cause of medically certified deaths in the state. The data, cited by CNBC TV18, reflects deaths that were officially recorded by physicians and entered into the state's vital registration system.
While the report did not disclose the exact share of deaths attributable to respiratory conditions, it places them above other major categories such as cardiovascular diseases and infections. Health officials said the trend underscores the need for stronger respiratory disease prevention and treatment programmes, especially in remote and high‑altitude districts.
The department plans to enhance surveillance, expand vaccination coverage and improve access to diagnostic facilities in the coming year.
While the report did not disclose the exact share of deaths attributable to respiratory conditions, it places them above other major categories such as cardiovascular diseases and infections. Health officials said the trend underscores the need for stronger respiratory disease prevention and treatment programmes, especially in remote and high‑altitude districts.
The department plans to enhance surveillance, expand vaccination coverage and improve access to diagnostic facilities in the coming year.