CHILD MORTALITY IN ROSTOV REGION OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES

Purpose: to investigate of mortality from respiratory diseases of children aged 0-19 at Rostov region during 2004-2013.Materials and methods: official statistics annual reports of Rostovstat were analyzed.Results: the mortality from respiratory diseases took 8th place in 2013 among all causes of mortality (25 from 779 dead; 3,2% or 2,983 per 100 000 population aged 0-19).Conclusion: children 1st year of life accounted for the majority of them – 64%. The leading cause of mortality was pneumonia; pneumonia without of specifying the pathogen accounted for majority of them. It was found dynamic of decreasing of mortality from respiratory diseases on 72,3% from 11,636 (48 children) till 3,224 (16) per 10 000 live birth. The leading cause was pneumonia without of specifying the pathogen. Decreasing of mortality was from 10,182 per 10 000 live birth (42 dead) till 2,821 (14).