Comparative analysis of the mortality structure of the urban and rural population of the rostov region for the period from 2019 to 2022

The purpose of the study: to study the structure of mortality of the population of the Rostov region among residents of the city and village. Materials and methods. Data from statistical collections of the territorial body of the Federal State Statistics Service for the Rostov Region for the period 2019–2022 and data from the unified state register of civil status records for the same period using methods of comparative analysis and statistical processing were used. Results. During the study period, there is a downward trend in the total population of the region, against which there is an increase in mortality in the first three years of the study and a slight decrease in 2022. The peak of mortality growth is in 2021, which, according to the authors of the article, is associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. The prevalence of the urban population over the rural population has been established. Diseases of the circulatory system prevailed as the main cause of mortality among both population groups throughout the study period. Conclusion. Throughout the entire period of the study, there is a clear trend towards a decrease in the total population of the region, against which, during the first three years, there is an annual increase in the total number of deaths, both among city residents and among rural residents, in 2022 there is a decrease in the total number of deaths compared to 2021 among both population groups, while not reaching the 2019 level. The maximum increase in mortality from all causes falls on 2021, and the maximum increase is observed among residents of the city and village, while in the city it is much higher than in rural areas. This fact is certainly related to the impact on the overall mortality of the COVID-19 pandemic. Throughout the study period, mortality from diseases of the circulatory system prevailed over other causes.

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