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Health in Eastern Europe.

D P Forster1, P Józan

  • 1Division of Community Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Lancet (London, England)
|February 24, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Mortality rates in Eastern Europe have stagnated or increased since the 1960s, particularly for men. Eastern European men

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Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Demography
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Health trends in Eastern Europe require assessment.
  • Post-1950 mortality data is crucial for understanding regional health disparities.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess health trends in Eastern Europe by comparing age-standardized mortality rates.
  • To analyze changes in mortality rates from 1950 onwards in Eastern and Western European countries.

Main Methods:

  • Comparative analysis of age-standardized mortality rates.
  • Inclusion of four Eastern European countries (German Democratic Republic, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary) and two Western European countries (Federal Republic of Germany, England and Wales).

Main Results:

  • Mortality rates in Eastern European countries have increased or remained unchanged since the mid-1960s.
  • Middle-aged and elderly men in Eastern Europe showed particularly poor health trends.
  • By the mid-to-late 1980s, male death rates in Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary mirrored those of Western European countries in the early 1950s.
  • A shorter time lag was observed for female mortality trends.

Conclusions:

  • Eastern Europe exhibits a concerning health record compared to Western Europe.
  • Policy makers in Eastern European democracies must address these public health challenges.
  • Urgent policy interventions are needed to improve health outcomes in the region.

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