Regional differences in mortality in Greece (1984-2004): the case of Thrace.

BMC Public Health
Panagiotis PapastergiouChristos Hadjichristodoulou

Abstract

Mortality differences at national level can generate hypothesis on possible causal association that could be further investigated. The aim of the present study was to identify regions with high mortality rates in Greece. Age adjusted specific mortality rates by gender were calculated in each of the 10 regions of Greece during the period 1984-2004. Moreover standardized mortality rates (SMR) were also calculated by using population census data of years 1981, 1991, 2001. The mortality rates were examined in relation to GDP per capita, the ratio of hospital beds, and doctors per population for each region. During the study period, the region of Thrace recorded the highest mortality rate at almost all age groups in both sexes among the ten Greek regions. Thrace had one of the lowest GDP per capita (11,123 Euro) and recorded low ratios of Physicians (284) per 100,000 inhabitants in comparison to the national ratios. Moreover the ratio of hospital beds per population was in Thrace very low (268/100,000) in comparison to the national ratio (470/100,000). Thrace is the Greek region with the highest percentage of Muslim population (33%). Multivariate analysis revealed that GDP and doctors/100000 inhabitants were associated with increase...Continue Reading

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