Nadumieralność z powodu chorób układu krążenia jako czynnik depopulacyjny Łodzi i regionu
Cardiovascular overmortality as the depopulation factor of city Lodz and region

Summary/Abstract: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) are the leading cause of mortality in Poland and in the EU as well. Cardiovascular death rate in Lodzkie Voivodeship is one of the highest in Poland. The aim of this paper is to compare the level of CVD mortality in the city of Lodz and nearby region with the Polish national level after elimination of the age factor. The result of analysis indicates that Lodzkie Voivodeship is characterized by the overmortality caused by cardiovascular disease of about 1,000 people every year.

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