Quality of life as a dominant of increasing life security in the region (as exemplified by Irkutsk oblast)

Abstract

Assessment relevance of the social security of population in situation of low standards of living and life quality is of paramount importance. The article examines the quality of life of the population as a dominant of increasing the social security of the region. We analyzed the quality of life according to the main living environments of the population and the parameters of its public health as exemplified by Irkutsk oblast for 2005 and 2018. All heterogeneous indicators are given in one measurement system – a rating, where the positions of Irkutsk oblast are determined in comparison with other constituent entities of the Russian Federation and regional trends are identified. The method of indicative analysis was used as an additional method. The assessment showed that the main macroeconomic indicators the region is in the top twenty ratings of leading regions among the subjects of the Russian Federation over the period under review. By the main parameters of the living standards Irkutsk oblast significantly worsened its position by 2018 and entered the top twenty outsider regions. By the level of environmental pollution, the region also belongs to the outsider regions, consistently occupying the last places in the rating. The cumulative impact of environmental quality is reflected in low level of public health. Within the framework of social security of population, we identified several threats: high level of poverty and unemployment, morbidity and mortality.