Trends in Moscow population general and primary cardiovascular morbidity

Abstract

Introduction. In the structure of morbidity in the adult population of the city of Moscow, diseases of the circulatory system continue to be in the top three, being the most frequent cause of death. For a number of years on the territory of the city of Moscow, programs have been implemented aimed at reducing the level of morbidity and mortality in the adult population, at the same time, diseases of the circulatory system continue to remain the most important medical and social problem. Objective. The assessment of the dynamics of the general and primary morbidity of the adult population of the administrative districts of the city of Moscow by the class of diseases of the circulatory system. Materials and methods. In the course of the analysis, data from the collections of the Research Institute for Healthcare Organization and Medical Management of Moscow Healthcare Department and statistical collections of the Federal Research Institute for Health Organization and Informatics of Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation of the Ministry of Health of Russia “Morbidity of the adult population of the Russian Federation” for 2013–2020. An analytical method was used, the calculation of indicators of the time series (growth rates). Results. The indicator of the general morbidity of the adult population of the city of Moscow for the study period 2013–2020 against the background of the growth of indicators in general for the RF and the Central Federal District, decreased by 14 %, primary morbidity by 21 %. The greatest decrease in the overall morbidity rate was noted in the Central Administrative District and the Zelenograd Administrative District (-33.5 % and -30.5 %). The decrease in primary morbidity in the Central Administrative District was 64 %, in the Zelenograd Administrative District (-40.7 %), in the Northern Administrative District (-28.7 %), across the Russian Federation and the Central Federal District, the level remained practically unchanged (+2.3 % and -2.2 %, respectively).