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MORTALITY RATES OF CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DISEASES AND MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS IN ZAGREB POPULATION YOUNGER THAN SIXTY-FIVE – CALL FOR ALARM

MARINA POLIĆ VIŽINTIN ; Zavod za javno zdravstvo “Dr. Andrija Štampar”, Zagreb, Hrvatska
NADA TOMASOVIĆ MRČELA ; Sveučilište u Splitu, Split , Hrvatska
LUKA KOVAČIĆ ; Škola narodnog zdravlja “Andrija Štampar”, Medicinski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska


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str. 357-363

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Aims: The aim of this work was to analyze the public health indicators for circulatory heart diseases and malignant neoplasms in the population younger than 65 in the City of Zagreb, Croatia, and compare them with the European Union (EU) countries. The purpose was to evaluate the situation and propose the public health preventive measures. Methods: The study population were Zagreb citizens aged 0-64 according to the 2001 census. Total Zagreb population was 779145, making 17.6% of total Croatian population. Data from the Croatian Bureau of Statistics and Dr Andrija Štampar Institute of Public Health were used. The standardized 0-64 mortality rates of the selected diseases 2006-2010 were used in the analysis. Results: In 2010, the standardized mortality rates of all analyzed diseases were significantly higher in Zagreb population aged 0-64 than the EU averages except for cervical cancer. In 2010, the mortality rates in Zagreb population aged 0-64 were as follows: circulatory system diseases 61.22, ischemic heart disease 28.99, cerebrovascular diseases 12.51, malignant neoplasms 94.69, tracheal and lung cancer 24.92, breast cancer 21.08 and cervical cancer 2.05. Standardized mortality rates in Zagreb population aged 0-64 for circulatory system were lower than for Croatia (61.22 vs. 63.25), but higher for malignant neoplasms (94.69 vs. 91.2), except for cervical cancer (2.05 vs. 3.14). Conclusion: High standardized mortality rates for the selected diseases in the City of Zagreb, Croatia, were observed. The rates were higher in Zagreb population compared to EU averages except for cervical cancer. This situation urges revision of the public health strategy and implementation of more intensive preventive and screening measures to reduce the risk factors.

Ključne riječi

public health indicators; mortality; circulatory system diseases; cancer; health risk; prevention; health promotion; Zagreb; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

104157

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/104157

Datum izdavanja:

20.6.2013.

Podaci na drugim jezicima: hrvatski

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