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MORTALITY OF AGEING PEOPLE BY SOCIAL GROUPS IN THE GAINFULLY EMPLOYED POPULATION OF BULGARIA, 1965–1966
Author(s) -
MATEEFF D.,
STOJNEV G.,
VIZEV S.,
DOJCHINOVA TZ.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1971.tb03238.x
Subject(s) - medicine , demography , mortality rate , age groups , ageing , population , significant difference , gerontology , surgery , environmental health , sociology
A bstract : This study is concerned with mortality in three basic social groups in Bulgaria (both sexes): 1) cooperative farmers, 2) workers, and 3) employees—gainfully employed in 1965 and 1966. The mortality rates for these groups increased in parallel fashion, and were almost the same up to the age period 45–49 years. After this age period the mortality rates rose steeply and the first inter‐group differences appeared; these became even greater with advancing age. Thus, the mortality rate for gainfully employed males over age 60 was 5.5 times higher than for cooperative farmers, and 2.5 times higher than for workers. When causes of death in the 60+ age group were examined, it was found that deaths from cardiovascular disease were 6.5 times higher for employees than for cooperative farmers, and 2.5 times higher than for workers. Similar ratios were found with respect to diseases of the central nervous system and of the respiratory organs. Moreover, deaths from various kinds of tumours were 4 times higher for employees than for cooperative farmers. The factors leading to such striking differences in mortality for the three basic social groups are discussed. The principal factor apparently is the difference in their regimens of work and life.