The characteristics of mortality of population older that able-bodied age in the Russian Federation in 2012-2018

• Published in: Problemy sotsial'noi gigieny, zdravookhraneniia i istorii meditsiny Vol. 28; no. 4; p. 523
• Main Authors: Madyanova, V V, Kakorina, E P, Klokova, T A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Aged; Humans; Mortality; Population Health; Russia; Russia; health status; elderly population; mortality; able-bodied age; population aging; morbidity
• DOI: 10.32687/0869-866X-2020-28-4-523-528
• ISSN: 0869-866X

The positive trend of decreasing mortality of elderly population in all countries of the European Region in 2000-2015 was observed. In the Russian Federation the mortality of elderly population decreased up to 3,798.3 per 100 000 population in the 2018, i.e. on 14% lower as compared with 2012 (4424.6), and on 45% lower as compared with corresponding indices in 1998 (6877.0 per 100 000 population). The purpose of the study is to identify characteristics of mortality and to compare with foreign data of mortality of population older than able-bodied age in the Russian Federation. The standardized indices of mortality in 2012-2018 were analyzed. The gender characteristics of mortality levels were established. The main causes and the structure of main causes of death were presented. The comparison of mortality rates. The contribution of particular age groups into total mortality of population of the Russian Federation over the years was described.