Respiratory disease leads Mizoram's medically certified deaths in the State's new MCCD report

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Respiratory disease leads Mizoram's medically certified deaths in the State's new MCCD report

29 October 2026

Mizoram's Medical Certification of Causes of Death Report for 2025 has been released by the State's Directorate of Economics and Statistics. Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths and Commissioner and Secretary Vanlaldina Fanai released it at a programme the directorate organised. The State recorded 4,146 medically certified deaths in 2025, down by 183 from 4,329 in 2024. Respiratory diseases were the single largest cause, with 721 deaths or 17.3 per cent of the total, and 268 of them were women. Digestive ailments came next at 613 deaths or 15 per cent, followed by circulatory system diseases at 13.7 per cent, infectious and parasitic diseases at 12.2 per cent and cancer at 11 per cent. Among districts, Aizawl reported the most with 2,664 deaths, ahead of Lunglei with 350 and Kolasib with 282. An MCCD report counts only deaths where a doctor certified the cause, so it is a measure of hospital deaths rather than of all deaths.

Medically certified deaths, 2025: 4,146 Previous year: 4,329 in 2024 Leading cause: Respiratory diseases — 721 deaths, 17.3 per cent Second cause: Digestive ailments — 613 deaths, 15 per cent District with most: Aizawl, 2,664

Why it matters for exams: Mizoram's MCCD Report, 2025 is published by the State Directorate of Economics and Statistics, and respiratory disease was the leading certified cause of death at 17.3 per cent.

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29 October 2026 Source: Outlook India

In plain words

MCCD Medical Certification of Causes of Death — A statistical report that classifies deaths for which a doctor certified the cause.

Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths Chief Registrar of Births and Deaths — The State officer responsible for civil registration of births and deaths.