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1The Research Institute of Pediatrics and Children Health Care of the Federal State Budget Scientific Institution "The Academician B. V. Petrovsky Russian Research Center of Surgery", 119333, Moscow, Russia, albicky1941@yandex.ru.
Insights
Child mortality in Russia remains a critical issue, with external causes surpassing perinatal conditions as the leading cause since 2018. Addressing social factors is vital for preserving child life.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Demography
- Pediatrics
Context:
- Presents a comprehensive medical statistical analysis of child mortality indicators and causes in the Russian Federation from 2017-2021.
- Highlights the extremely unfavorable demographic situation in Russia, underscoring the critical importance of child life preservation.
Purpose:
- To analyze trends and causes of child mortality across various age groups in Russia.
- To identify key factors influencing child mortality, including infant mortality, mortality in children aged 1-4 years, and older children.
- To re-evaluate infant mortality registration practices due to misclassification of live births as stillbirths.
Summary:
- Child mortality analysis reveals that 'Injuries, poisonings, and other external causes' became the leading cause group in 2018, surpassing 'Individual conditions occurring in the perinatal period'.
- Mortality rates exhibit persistent gender and residence-based disparities.
- The study emphasizes the need to address social factors impacting child health and proposes measures to reduce child mortality in Russia.
Impact:
- Informs public health strategies aimed at reducing child mortality in Russia.
- Highlights the need for improved data registration for infant mortality.
- Underscores the ongoing importance of preventive measures against social factors affecting child health.
Abstract:
The article presents comprehensive medical statistical analysis of indicators and causes of mortality of children population of the Russian Federation in 2017-2021. It is emphasized that in Russia, in conditions of extremely unfavorable demographic situation, the hyper actual task is to preserve life of every child. It is demonstrated that crucial role in mortality of children population is played by not only infant mortality and mortality of children aged 1-4 years, but also by mortality of children of older ages. The children population mortality still keeps gender and residence differences. The problem of reliable registration of infant mortality is to be revisited since part of newborns born alive are classified after birth as stillborn. Beginning from 2018, the first place was taken by the class "Injuries, poisonings and some other consequences of external causes" driving back the class "Individual conditions occurring in perinatal period". Thus, measures of preventing negative impact of social factors on children health continue to be an important component of modern system of health care of children population. The directions of measures reducing children mortality in Russia are proposed.
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