One in three people between 30-69 years living in India's northeastern states suffered premature deaths due to haemorrhagic stroke in 2015 and were about three times higher than the national average alarming research led by one of an Indian-origin have found. Hypertension is the primary risk factor for haemorrhagic stroke and consumption of excessive salt could be one of the reasons. According to the study high blood pressure inadequate stroke care and novel risk factors such as endemic infections might have played a role in increased mortality rates in these regions representing a sixth of the country's population. The study