The mortality rate of the working age population in the industrial regions of Siberia

Abstract

Introduction. The health of the working population is one of the most important conditions for the sustainable economic development of any country. In the industrial regions of Russia, the production activity of enterprises in the extractive and manufacturing industries leads to an increase in mortality rates of the working-age population, an increase in general and occupational morbidity.

The aim of study was to study the mortality rate of the working-age population in large industrial regions — Kemerovo and Irkutsk regions with unfavorable environmental conditions and a high proportion of workers employed in harmful and hazardous working conditions.

Materials and methods. On the basis of data from Rosstat and the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation, socio-economic characteristics, environmental conditions, working conditions were analyzed in the regions, and age-standardized mortality rates of the working-age population were calculated.

Results. The performed research showed that in the Kemerovo and Irkutsk regions. compared with Russia, the mortality rates of the working-age population from diseases of the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, and malignant neoplasms were increased, i.e. from those causes of death that may be etiologically related to the production activities of industrial enterprises.

Conclusions. In industrial regions with a high share of the mining and manufacturing industries, workers are exposed to the negative impact of environmental and industrial factors, which is reflected in the causes and mortality rates of this category of the population.