Trend of Mortality Rate and Years of Life Lost due to Cerebrovascular Diseases in Fars Province, Iran (2004–2019)

• Published in: Archives of Iranian medicine 2023-04, Vol.26 (4), p.198-204
• Main Authors: Azarbakhsh, Habibollah, Baeradeh, Najibullah, Dehghani, Seyed Parsa, Hassanzadeh, Jafar, Janfada, Maryam, Razeghi, Ahmadreza, Mirahmadizadeh, Alireza
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Original
• ISSN: 1029-2977; 1735-3947
• DOI: 10.34172/aim.2023.30

Background: According to the Global Burden of Disease Study (GBD), cerebrovascular diseases are the second leading cause of death in the world. This is a cross-sectional study on deaths due to cerebrovascular diseases in southern Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, data on all deaths caused by cerebrovascular diseases in the Fars province between 2004 and 2019 was extracted from the Electronic Death Registry System (EDRS). To eliminate or minimize the influence of age composition, standardized mortality rate was used based on the 2013 Segi standard populations of low- and middle-income countries. In order to measure the years of life lost (YLL) from cerebrovascular diseases, the standardized life table was considered. The Joinpoint Regression method was used to examine the trend of the crude and standardized mortality rate and the YLL rate. Results: Over the study period, 24,051 deaths occurred due to cerebrovascular diseases in Fars with 12,586 cases in men (52.3%). The trend of standardized mortality rate in males and females was decreasing (P value=0.001 and