[The analysis of medical demographic indicators of rural population]

The number of permanent average annual rural population in the Russian Federation is declining and over 2013-2022 decreased from 37.2 to 36.9 million people. The mortality rates for rural population x were higher than for urban population over past decades. The natality of rural population that had growing trend began to decline since 2013 and in 2022 indices made up to 8.8‰ in for the rural population and 8.9‰ in urban population. The general and newly registered morbidity of rural population was lower than of urban population. In 2022, general morbidity of rural population consisted 129761.8‰00, of urban population 187593.8‰00, primary morbidity consisted 64755.2 and 96963.8‰00 respectively. The analysis of total morbidity of rural population in dynamics from pre-COVID year (2019) and in subsequent years of pandemic demonstrated its abrupt decline in 2020. In 2021-2022, total morbidity increased slightly up to 124,808.5 and 129761.8‰00 respectively. The increase occurred mainly in classes of respiratory diseases by 11% and of circulatory disease class by 3.2%. The increasing of COVID-19 morbidity was noted and indicators consisted 2151.9 in 2020, 6050.4 in 2021 and 144.2‰00 in 2022. The ranking of indicators of newly detected morbidity in rural population by Subjects of the Russian Federation demonstrated in 2022 difference up to 13.6 times. The provision of rural population with physicians in medical organizations located in rural areas consisted 13.2‰0. In the Subjects of the Russian Federation difference in indicators is great i.e. 54 times. The results of the study testify necessity of monitoring and in-depth analysis of health indicators of rural population and determining factors. The modernization of rural health care has to begin with increasing of accessibility of primary health care of rural residents. The reforms require increasing of potentials of financial, material, technical and human resources at regional and municipal levels.