An evaluation of cause-of-death trends from recent decades based on registered deaths in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorÖzdemir R.
dc.contributor.authorDinç Horasan G.
dc.contributor.authorRao C.
dc.contributor.authorSözmen M.K.
dc.contributor.authorÜnal B.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:10:21Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:10:21Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractObjectives Although cause-of-death analyses are very important to define public health policy priorities and to evaluate health programs, there is very limited knowledge about mortality profiles and trends in Turkey. The aim of this study was to measure the trends in mortality within three broad cause-of-death groups and their distribution by age groups and gender and to describe the changes of leading causes of death between 1980 and 2013 in Turkey. Study design Descriptive study. Methods In the study, data on the number of deaths by year, gender, age and cause was obtained from the Turkish Statistical Institute. The causes of death were classified as group I: communicable, maternal, perinatal, and nutritional conditions; group II: non-communicable diseases (NCDs); and group III: injuries. Unknown or ill-defined causes of death were distributed within group I and group II. The percentage distribution of the cause-of-death groups by gender and age groups between 1980 and 2013 was identified. Age-standardized mortality rates (ASMRs) per 100,000 of broad causes-of-death groups were calculated using European Standard Population 1976 between 1980 and 2008. Changes in mortality rates per hundred were calculated using the formula ([the rate of last year of the period−the rate of the first year of the period]/the rate of the first year of the period). Gender and age-specific data were analyzed using the Joinpoint software to examine trends and significant changes in trends of mortality rates. Results Crude death rates for group I, group II, and group III were 157.3, 147.2, and 21.4 per 100,000 in 1980 and 35.3, 377.5, and 15.8 in 2008 for males; 161.8, 120.2, and 5.8 in 1980 and 38.6, 318.4, and 6.4 in 2008 for females, respectively. ASMRs for group I, group II, and group III were 146.3, 394.3, and 29.3 per 100,000 in 1980 and 49.7, 723.6, and 18.8 in 2008 for males; 138.0, 291.5, and 7.6 per 100,000 in 1980 and 47.7, 478.8, and 7.2 in 2008 for females, respectively. The mortality rates of group I for almost all age groups particularly below 5 years of age decreased significantly. Conclusion This study indicates that Turkey is at an advanced stage in the epidemiological transition, with the majority of the causes of death from NCDs. Considering the regional differences, it is necessary to carry out studies on the specific details of epidemiological transition and the social determinants of deaths in Turkey. © 2017 The Royal Society for Public Health
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1016/j.puhe.2017.07.006
dc.identifier.issn00333506
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/15186
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherElsevier B.V.
dc.subjectAdolescent
dc.subjectAdult
dc.subjectAged
dc.subjectCause of Death
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChild, Preschool
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectInfant, Newborn
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectMiddle Aged
dc.subjectRegistries
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectYoung Adult
dc.subjectTurkey
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectpublic health
dc.subjectstatistical analysis
dc.subjecttrend analysis
dc.subjectadolescent
dc.subjectadult
dc.subjectage distribution
dc.subjectaged
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectcause of death
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectcommunicable disease
dc.subjectcontrolled study
dc.subjectdescriptive research
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectinfant
dc.subjectinjury
dc.subjectmajor clinical study
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectmaternal disease
dc.subjectmortality
dc.subjectnon communicable disease
dc.subjectnutritional disorder
dc.subjectperinatal morbidity
dc.subjectsex ratio
dc.subjectstandardized mortality ratio
dc.subjecttrend study
dc.subjectTurkey (republic)
dc.subjectcause of death
dc.subjectepidemiology
dc.subjectmiddle aged
dc.subjectnewborn
dc.subjectpreschool child
dc.subjectregister
dc.subjecttrends
dc.subjectyoung adult
dc.titleAn evaluation of cause-of-death trends from recent decades based on registered deaths in Turkey
dc.typeArticle

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