Avoidable cancer deaths cost billions of dollars to India each year

Premature and potentially avoidable deaths from cancer is costing billions of dollars in terms of loss in productivity to India's economy according to findings by a research

India has a low cancer rate in relation to other Western nations but the cost per death ratio in India was at a startling 2.73 which is almost double of the cost incurred by the BRICS, according to the findings of a report published in the Journal of Cancer Epidemiology. India has also lost almost $6.7 billion in 2012 due to cancer which is around 0.3% of the GDP. India stands second to South Africa which cost around $1.9 billion amounting 0.49% to its GDP. 

India also has among the highest and most number of avoidable deaths due to cancer.