[General and primary morbidity of population older than able to work age of Belgorod area.]

In the article, the author presented the level and dynamics of the general morbidity of the population older than the working age of the Belgorod region for 2010-2017, which decreased by 10,9%. It showed differences in the incidence rates of the urban and rural population, which is 23,2% lower than the urban one. In the structure of general morbidity, circulatory system diseases ranked first (32,8%, rural - 39,6%); the second - diseases of the musculoskeletal system (11,9%, rural - 10,5%); third, respiratory diseases (9,5%, rural - 9%). He provided the incidence with the diagnosis established for the first time in his life, which decreased by 19,2%, the rural population increased by 9,3%, but it was 30,9% lower than the urban one. At the same time, in the form 025 / in persons with senile (75-84 years) and advanced age (85 years and older), 4 to 8 chronic diseases confirming polymorbidity were registered. Negative environmental factors of urban residents contribute to the greater accumulation of chronic diseases in them, on the one hand, and the difficulty of avoiding dubbing and the possibility of over-accounting, on the other. The rural population is less susceptible to the negative factors of urbanization, however, due to the lack of access to medical care, there is an underreporting of diseases and the incidence of diseases remains much lower - urban. This is indirectly confirmed by the high mortality rate of the rural population (higher by 24,1% - urban).