[Trends in the level and structure of disability in the Republic of Tatarstan]

Analysis of changes in the disability rates in the Tatarstan Republic showed that the number of subjects acknowledged by the Medical Labor Expert Evaluation Committees disabled decreased by 2.1%, while the number of patients acknowledged disabled for the first time increased by 22.5%. The level of primary disability increased from 67.0 to 80.1% per 10,000. Cardiovascular diseases rank first among the causes of primary disability (35.9-40.1%); they are followed by malignant tumors (12.0-13.1%), diseases of the nervous system and organs of senses (9.1-10.4%), mental disorders (8.5-9.4%), injuries and poisoning (7.9-0.2%).