Assessment of socio-economic losses from premature mortality of the population of the Republic of Bashkortostan (for 2002–2020)

The purpose of the study is to assess the socio–economic losses caused by premature mortality of the population of the Republic of Bashkortostan from the main classes of causes of death.

Material and methods. The work used statistical data on the Republic of Bashkortostan. The data cover all deaths in the population aged 1 to 69 years. The “Potential Years of Life Lost” (PYLL) and short received Gross Regional Product (GRP) per capita were used as indicators for assessing economic losses.

Results. The socio-economic damage from the main causes of death of the population of the Republic of Bashkortostan for 2002–2020 has been calculated. The shares of the contribution of premature mortality to PYLL in 2020 were determined for the following causes: diseases of the circulatory system (27.8%), external causes (20.8%), neoplasms (12.3%), infectious and parasitic diseases (5.9%), respiratory diseases (9.1%), diseases of digestive organs (8.6%). The overall structure of mortality by causes differed significantly from the structure of PYLL by causes. In terms of the level of damage caused per 1 death, infectious and parasitic diseases, external causes, diseases of the digestive system in men and women in 2020 significantly exceed diseases of the circulatory system, diseases of the respiratory system, and neoplasms. As a result of health losses, the economy of the Republic of Bashkortostan lost 36.9 billion rubles. or 10.43% of GRP, while considering only mortality from the main causes.

Research limitations. The study was conducted on the available aggregated statistical data, primary data were not used. All calculations were carried out by the authors themselves.

Conclusion. When making decisions related to the development of programs to preserve and support the health of the population, one should focus on the damage to the economy from losses associated with premature mortality, measured in potential years of life lost and short received GRP due to death.

Compliance with ethical standards. The study does not require the submission of the opinion of the biomedical ethics committee.

Contribution of the authors:
Chashchin V.P. — editing;
Askarov R.A. — concept and design of research, writing text;
Askarova Z.F. — collection and processing of material, writing text, statistical data processing;
Lakman I.A. — writing text;
Franz M.V. — statistical data processingю.
All authors — approval of the final version of the article, responsibility for the integrity of all parts of the article.

Acknowledgment. The study had no sponsorship. 

Conflict of interest. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Received: June 21, 2022
Accepted: October 20, 2022
Published: August 30, 2023