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Sasanipour M, Khosravi A. Investigating the contribution of avoidable deaths in improving life expectancy in Iran during 2006-2016. Hakim 2020; 23 (4) : 2
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1- Assistant Professor, National institute of Population Research, Tehran,Iran. , sasanipourm@gmail.com
2- Assistant Professor, Deputy of Health, Ministry of Health and Education, Tehran, Iran.
2- Assistant Professor, Deputy of Health, Ministry of Health and Education, Tehran, Iran.
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Introduction: Avoidable mortality is one of the indicators that shows the effectiveness and efficiency of health policies in society. Accordingly, this study seeks to analyze the contribution of avoidable mortality in improving Iran’s life expectancy during 2006-201.
Methods: Data on causes of death by age and sex were obtained from the system of registration and classification of causes of death of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education and were used after correcting for under reporting and misclassification of causes of death. Also, using the decomposition method, the contribution of avoidable deaths and other causes of death in increasing life expectancy has been calculated.
Results: The findings of this study showed that avoidable deaths caused 1.3 years and 1.2 years of increase in life expectancy (0-74 years old) of men and women in Iran during 2006 to 2016. Avoidable deaths in old age have played an important role in increasing the life expectancy between 0 and 74 years of both sexes, and among the causes of death, ischemic heart disease with 0.8 years for women and 0.7 years for men has been the main reason for the improvement of this index in Iran.
Conclusion: The cause of most avoidable deaths is diseases that can be prevented through treatment. But because investing in treatment is not economical, investing in preventive care is more effective and beneficial in preventing death.
Please cite this article as follows:
Sasanipour M, Khosravi A. Investigating the contribution of avoidable deaths in improving life expectancy in Iran during 2006-2016. Hakim Health Sys Res. 2020; 23(4):385-394.
Methods: Data on causes of death by age and sex were obtained from the system of registration and classification of causes of death of the Ministry of Health, Treatment and Medical Education and were used after correcting for under reporting and misclassification of causes of death. Also, using the decomposition method, the contribution of avoidable deaths and other causes of death in increasing life expectancy has been calculated.
Results: The findings of this study showed that avoidable deaths caused 1.3 years and 1.2 years of increase in life expectancy (0-74 years old) of men and women in Iran during 2006 to 2016. Avoidable deaths in old age have played an important role in increasing the life expectancy between 0 and 74 years of both sexes, and among the causes of death, ischemic heart disease with 0.8 years for women and 0.7 years for men has been the main reason for the improvement of this index in Iran.
Conclusion: The cause of most avoidable deaths is diseases that can be prevented through treatment. But because investing in treatment is not economical, investing in preventive care is more effective and beneficial in preventing death.
Please cite this article as follows:
Sasanipour M, Khosravi A. Investigating the contribution of avoidable deaths in improving life expectancy in Iran during 2006-2016. Hakim Health Sys Res. 2020; 23(4):385-394.
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Received: 2021/06/15 | Accepted: 2020/12/30 | Published: 2020/12/30
Received: 2021/06/15 | Accepted: 2020/12/30 | Published: 2020/12/30
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