[The Evaluation of Medical Demographic and Economic Losses of the Region Conditioned by Mortality of Lung Cancer]

Probl Sotsialnoi Gig Zdravookhranenniiai Istor Med. 2017 Nov;25(6):332-335. doi: 10.1016/0869-866X-2017-25-6-332-335.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The article presents evaluation of medical demographic and economic losses of population of the Krasnoyarskii kraii conditioned by mortality of lung cancer in 2010-2014 using DALY technology. In the Krasnoyarskii kraii, during 2010-2014 64,712 individuals died because of lung cancer. The mortality of male population surpasses corresponding indices of mortality of females up to 3.9 times. In the region, the standardized indicator mortality of lung cancer among males annually surpasses the same indicator among females at maximum up to 8.1 times. The DALY maximal absolute losses of among males were registered in 2010 and 2013 and fell on age group of 55-59 years and among females on the age group of 60-64 years in 2014. The maximal (up to 5.2 times) difference in values of DALY indicator was established in 2010 between male and female population. the maximal gap in in DALY indices between male and female population was established in the age of 55-59 years. Almost half of DALY losses among males was established in 2013 and among females in 2014. The total losses of gross regional product in the region because of mortality conditioned by lung cancer made up to 29.8 billions of rubles in 2010-2014.

Keywords: DALY technique; economic losses; lung cancer; medical demographic losses; mortality.

MeSH terms

  • Demography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / economics*
  • Lung Neoplasms / mortality*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Russia / epidemiology