Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Life expectancy is an overall measure of population health. Sistan and Balouchestan is the biggest in terms of geographical size and one of the least developed provinces in Iran. We tried to determine the top 10 causes of death and life expectancy in Zahedan in 2014 and compare them with other parts of Iran and global pattern.METHODS: It is a cross-sectional study. Our population included residents of Zahedan in 2014. We used data from the death registration system according to ICD10 codes to determine the top 10 causes of death in Zahedan. We tried in this study to apply William Brass method to modify mortalities undercount. Then we estimated the life expectancy for men and women in Zahedan by providing lifetime tables.RESULTS: Thetop ten causes of death in Zahedan were, respectively: 1- injury, poisoning and other certain consequences of external causes, 2- certain conditions originating in the prenatal period, 3-strokes, 4- ischemic heart diseases, 5-neoplasm, 6- Alzheimer disease, 7- hypertension-related diseases, 8- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities, 9- certain infectious and parasitic diseases and 10- respiratory system infections. The death registration coverage in Zahedanhad been 83% for men and 73% for women in 2014 based on William Brass method. After applying undercount deaths and based on life tablescalculation we determined life expectancy 64.39 years and 67.51 years respectively for men and women in Zahedan city in 2014.CONCLUSION: In regard to ranks of strokes, ischemic heart disease, road accidents and cancers in our study; our resultsare similar to countries with middle income and higher income. Also, it is pertinent to also state it that thesecond rank of prenatal disease in our population is similar to that of the low-income countries.The relatively low life expectancy in Zahedan indicates the less developed condition and a purposeful intervention to improve the development condition and the prevention of the main causes of death in Zahedan are necessary to improve life expectancy in this region.
Highlights
Life expectancy is an overall measure of population health
Thetop ten causes of death in Zahedan were, respectively: 1- injury, poisoning and other certain consequences of external causes, 2- certain conditions originating in the prenatal period, 3-strokes, 4- ischemic heart diseases, 5-neoplasm, 6- Alzheimer disease, 7- hypertension-related diseases, 8- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities, 9- certain infectious and parasitic diseases and 10- respiratory system infections
These differences can be related to the different pattern of mortality, as we found in this study significant differences regarding the main causes of death in Zahedan with the most common causes of death in Iran and in the world
Summary
Life expectancy is an overall measure of population health. Sistan and Balouchestan is the biggest in terms of geographical size and one of the least developed provinces in Iran. We tried to determine the top 10 causes of death and life expectancy in Zahedan in 2014 and compare them with other parts of Iran and global pattern. Life expectancy is an overall measure of population health. The approximate doubling of life expectancy over the last century is a demonstration of substantial scientific and public health progress (Hum, Verguet, Cheng, McGahan, &Jha, 2015). Life expectancy is the average number of years a person can expect to live given the current age-specific mortality rates (WHO, 2015a). Significant variations in life expectancy still persist between high and low-income communities. Life expectancy reflects the health status of a country’s people and the quality ofhealth care they receive
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