Dynamics of the main indicators of disability of children and adolescents in the Republic of Azerbaijan in the conditions of mandatory medical examination

The dynamics of the main indicators of childhood disability is important for determining guidelines in the medical, social, and economic directions of the development of society and the state. In the course of the analysis, it was revealed that during the period of the introduction of mandatory medical examination of the child population in the Republic of Azerbaijan, the increase in the number of children with disabilities in 2019 compared to 2014 was 16.1%. However, the number of children with disabilities with a primary diagnosis decreased by 17.7%. The greatest decrease in the level of primary disability was observed in the following types of diseases: diseases of the circulatory system – by 86.5%; tuberculosis – by 67.4%; respiratory diseases – by 66.8%; injuries, poisoning and some other effects of external causes – by 64.7%, etc. At the same time, an increase in primary disability among children was noted for such diseases as: mental and behavioral disorders – by 70.9%; diseases of the ear and mastoid process – by 52.6%; congenital anomalies (malformations), deformities and chromosomal disorders – by 38.6%, as well as a number of others.