Changes in mortality of Polish residents in the early and late old age due to main causes of death from 2000 to 2019.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The aim of the study was to assess mortality trends in Poland between 2000 and 2019 in the early and late old age population (65-74 years and over 75 years).

Methods

The work used data on all deaths of Polish residents aged over 65 years (N = 5,496,970). The analysis included the five most common major groups of causes of death: diseases of the circulatory system, malignant neoplasms, diseases of the respiratory system, diseases of the digestive system and external causes of mortality. The analysis of time trends has been carried out with the use of joinpoint models. The Annual Percentage Change (APC) for each segments of broken lines, the Average Annual Percentage Change (AAPC) for the whole study period (95% CI), and standardized death rates (SDRs) were calc

SUBMITTER: Burzynska M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10025537 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature