Preventable mortality in the Russian Federation: a retrospective, regional level study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Avoidable mortality, including both treatable and preventable deaths, is frequently used as an indicator of health system performance. Whilst the term treatable mortality refers to deaths that might be averted by medical interventions, preventable mortality generally reflects the impact of system-wide health policies. The concept of preventable mortality has not been evaluated extensively in the Russian Federation, particularly at the regional or sub-national (oblast) level.

Methods

We calculated total preventable mortality as well as individual rates for males and females in each oblast using data from the Russian Fertility and Mortality Database (RusFMD) and computed the contributions of specific preventable causes of death to the overall rates. We also evaluate

SUBMITTER: Nikoloski Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10172901 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature