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  • Public Health
  • Demography
  • Epidemiology

Background:

  • Ukraine's complex socio-economic and political landscape presents unique challenges for understanding mortality patterns.
  • Regional diversity and historical factors add further complexity to mortality trends in Eastern Europe.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To conduct the first comprehensive, spatially detailed analysis of cause-specific mortality trends in Ukraine.
  • To examine mortality patterns between 2006 and 2019, identifying key drivers and geographical variations.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized official mortality data for Ukraine covering the period 2006-2019.
  • Employed demographic and spatial analysis techniques, including hotspot analysis.
  • Analyzed cause-specific mortality trends and regional gradients.

Main Results:

  • Observed a significant reduction in historical West-East and West-South-East mortality gradients.
  • Cardiovascular disease mortality in older individuals, particularly females, was the primary driver of mortality disparities.
  • Mortality from external causes showed a notable decline, while clusters of suicide, HIV, and lung cancer mortality persisted.

Conclusions:

  • Mortality gradients in Ukraine are attenuating, largely due to changes in cardiovascular disease mortality.
  • Persistent geographical clusters of specific causes of death, such as suicide, HIV, and lung cancer, warrant further investigation.
  • In-depth research into the underlying mechanisms driving these observed mortality patterns is recommended.