scholarly journals Non-Communicable Disease Mortality among a Sample of Older People in Iran from 2007 to 2018

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masood Yousefi ◽  
Shahab Papi ◽  
Yadollah Abolfathi Momtaz ◽  
Ahmad Ali Akbari Kamrani ◽  
Mahdi Yousefi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Angina Pectoris ◽  
Older People ◽  
Respiratory Disease ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Cerebrovascular Accident ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Aged Population ◽  
Disease Mortality ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

Introduction: Increasing age is one of the most important predictors of mortality among aged population. Therefore, determining the causes of death among older people could be imperative. The purpose of this study was to investigate non-communicable disease mortality among a sample of older people in Iran from 2007 to 2018. Methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study that applied census sampling technique to investigate 1202 Medical Records of older adults (60 ≤ years old) died during 2007-2018 at three hospitals of Khuzestan province, Iran. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 24 software. Results: The mean age of participants was 77.4 ± 8.38. Of whom 50.7 % were male. The highest number of deaths were related to the internal ward (41.4%), CCU (29.3%) and ICU (25.6%), respectively. In addition, Angina pectoris, Respiratory disease and Cerebrovascular Accident were the most important cause of death among aged population. Also, the history of hospitalization (87.1%) and cardiovascular disease (82.2%), and hypertension (67.8%) were the prominent risk factors for mortality among aged population. According to chi-squared, there was a significant relationship between smoking and death attributed to cardiovascular diseases among older adults. Conclusion: Angina pectoris, Respiratory disease and Cerebrovascular accident diseases are the most important cause of death among older adults. Prevention and screening programs should be implemented to discern and screen these chronic diseases at the early stage among older people.  

scholarly journals An assessment of non-communicable disease mortality among adults in Eastern Uganda, 2010–2016

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. e0248966
Author(s):  
Davis Natukwatsa ◽  
Adaeze C. Wosu ◽  
Donald Bruce Ndyomugyenyi ◽  
Musa Waibi ◽  
Dan Kajungu
Keyword(s):  
Cardiovascular Diseases ◽  
Cause Of Death ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Direct Method ◽  
Mortality Rates ◽  
Communicable Diseases ◽  
Non Communicable Diseases ◽  
Disease Mortality ◽  
Eastern Uganda ◽  
Non Communicable Disease

Background There is a dearth of studies assessing non-communicable disease (NCD) mortality within population-based settings in Uganda. We assessed mortality due to major NCDs among persons ≥ 30 years in Eastern Uganda from 2010 to 2016. Methods The study was carried out at the Iganga-Mayuge health and demographic surveillance site in the Iganga and Mayuge districts of Eastern Uganda. Information on cause of death was obtained through verbal autopsies using a structured questionnaire to conduct face-face interviews with carers or close relatives of the deceased. Physicians assigned likely cause of death using ICD-10 codes. Age-adjusted mortality rates were calculated using direct method, with the average population across the seven years of the study (2010 to 2016) as the standard. Age categories of 30–40, 41–50, 51–60, 61–70, and ≥ 71 years were used for standardization. Results A total of 1,210 deaths among persons ≥ 30 years old were reported from 2010 to 2016 (50.7% among women). Approximately 53% of all deaths were due to non-communicable diseases, 31.8% due to communicable diseases, 8.2% due to injuries, and 7% due to maternal-related deaths or undetermined causes. Cardiovascular diseases accounted for the largest proportion of NCD deaths in each year, and women had substantially higher cardiovascular disease mortality rates compared to men. Conversely, women had lower diabetes mortality rates than men for five of the seven years examined. Conclusions Non-communicable diseases are major causes of death among adults in Iganga and Mayuge; and cardiovascular diseases and diabetes are leading causes of NCD deaths. Efforts are needed to tackle NCD risk factors and provide NCD care to reduce associated burden and premature mortality.

Contribution of six risk factors to achieving the 25×25 non-communicable disease mortality reduction target: a modelling study

The Lancet ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 384 (9941) ◽  
pp. 427-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasilis Kontis ◽  
Colin D Mathers ◽  
Jürgen Rehm ◽  
Gretchen A Stevens ◽  
Kevin D Shield ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Mortality Reduction ◽  
Disease Mortality ◽  
Non Communicable Disease ◽  
Modelling Study

scholarly journals Cause-specific child and adolescent mortality in the UK and EU15+ countries

2020 ◽  
Vol 105 (11) ◽  
pp. 1055-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Lloyd Ward ◽  
Ingrid Wolfe ◽  
Russell M Viner
Keyword(s):  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Health System Strengthening ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
Disease Mortality ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Respiratory Conditions ◽  
Non Communicable Disease ◽  
Common Infections

ObjectiveTo compare cause-specific UK mortality in children and young people (CYP) with EU15+ countries (European Union countries pre-2004, Australia, Canada and Norway).DesignMortality estimates were coded from the WHO World Mortality Database. Causes of death were mapped using the Global Burden of Disease mortality hierarchy to 22 cause groups. We compared UK mortality by cause, age group and sex with EU15+ countries in 2015 (or latest available) using Poisson regression models. We then ranked the UK compared with the EU15+ for each cause.SettingThe UK and EU15+ countries.ParticipantsCYP aged 1–19.Main outcome measureMortality rate per 100 000 and number of deaths.ResultsUK mortality in 2015 was significantly higher than the EU15+ for common infections (both sexes aged 1–9, boys aged 10–14 and girls aged 15–19); chronic respiratory conditions (both sexes aged 5–14); and digestive, neurological and diabetes/urological/blood/endocrine conditions (girls aged 15–19). UK mortality was significantly lower for transport injuries (boys aged 15–19). The UK had the worst to third worst mortality rank for common infections in both sexes and all age groups, and in five out of eight non-communicable disease (NCD) causes in both sexes in at least one age group. UK mortality rank for injuries in 2015 was in the top half of countries for most causes.ConclusionsUK CYP mortality is higher than a group of comparable countries for common infections and multiple NCD causes. Excess UK CYP mortality may be amenable to health system strengthening.

scholarly journals The prevalence of non-communicable disease in older people in prison: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 204-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Munday ◽  
Jane Leaman ◽  
Éamonn O’Moore ◽  
Emma Plugge
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older People ◽  
Communicable Disease ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Non Communicable Disease
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