India diminished its tobacco prevalence from 31.1 per cent in 2015 to 26.9 per cent in 2020. It, nevertheless, stays greater than China, Russia, and Brazil (chart 5).The use of tobacco is related to a better danger of most cancers, coronary heart assaults, respiratory sickness, and diabetes. Indians have a better danger (21.9 per cent) of untimely demise from these 4 main non-communicable illnesses than their rising market friends, barring Russia (24.2 per cent). There has been restricted enchancment in India’s danger profile in recent times (chart 6).