Mortality Rate from Circulatory Diseases, Ischemic Heart  Disease and Cerebrovascular Diseases in Serbia, 1998-2021

Milos  Stepovic; Kristijan  Jovanovic; Jovana  Milosavljevic; Melanija  Tepavcevic; Jovana  Radovanovic; Viktor  Selakovic; Milena  Maricic; Stefan  Vekic; Marija  Sekulic; Nemanja  Rancic

doi:10.18502/ijph.v53i12.17315

Milos Stepovic Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Kristijan Jovanovic Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Jovana Milosavljevic Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Melanija Tepavcevic Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Jovana Radovanovic Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Viktor Selakovic Department of Communication Skills, Ethics, and Psychology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Milena Maricic Academy of Applied Studies Belgrade, The College of Health Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia
Stefan Vekic Faculty of Economics, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Marija Sekulic Department of Hygiene and Ecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Kragujevac, Kragujevac, Serbia
Nemanja Rancic Centre for Clinical Pharmacology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18502/ijph.v53i12.17315

Keywords: Cardiovascular diseases; Mortality; Epidemiology; Medical indicators; Serbia

Abstract

Background: According to World Health Organisation data, on the top ten causes of death in the world in 2019, ischemic heart diseases ranked first, followed by stroke and chronic respiratory diseases. This study aimed to make cross-section of the current mortality rates of indicators of circulatory diseases, ischemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases, access the trends of indicators in Serbia more than two decades and to find the correlation of these observed indicators between males and females.

Methods: Medical indicators were taken from the publicly available Health for all databases that deals with long-term evaluation and monitoring of indicators obtained from national authorities. In this epidemiological study, following indicators were analysed: indicator of standardized circulatory diseases, ischemic heart disease, and cerebrovascular diseases. SPSS was used for statistical analysis.

Results: Between 1998 and 2021 all of the mortality indicators were decreasing in Serbia. Between 2002 and 2005 observed indicators had almost constant decreasing trend. The standardized mortality for circulatory disease along with indicators for mortality from ischemic diseases and cerebrovascular disease was more prevalent among males than females,

Conclusion: Continuing the follow of indicators is of the great importance for public health and macroeconomic of countries. This decreasing trend in Serbia must remain constant and that can be effectively done through continuous improvement of health systems, focusing on the primary health care and conducting pharmacoeconomic studies and epidemiological studies.