RESEARCH ARTICLE
Causes of Deaths in Northern Cyprus: Implications for Accurate Recording and Prevention of Deaths
Macide Artac Ozdal1, *
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2020Volume: 13
First Page: 14
Last Page: 21
Publisher ID: TOPHJ-13-14
DOI: 10.2174/1874944502013010014
Article History:
Received Date: 12/10/2019Revision Received Date: 18/12/2019
Acceptance Date: 30/12/2019
Electronic publication date: 18/02/2020
Collection year: 2020
open-access license: This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License (CC-BY 4.0), a copy of which is available at: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode. This license permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Abstract
Background:
Reporting the causes of deaths completely and correctly is important to develop interventions for reducing death rates in populations.
Objective:
This study aimed to evaluate the death rates, major causes of deaths and accuracy of recording of death causes in Northern Cyprus between 2007 and 2016.
Methods:
Data on death rates and causes of deaths between 2007 and 2016 were collected. The data were analyzed using SPSS 23 vs to determine the trends in death rates and to evaluate the ranking of causes of deaths.
Results:
There was an overall decrease in crude death rates between 2007 and 2016. The proportion of deaths in Northern Cyprus varied in terms of gender and age between 2007 and 2016, with death rates greater in males compared to females (1.89 times greater in 2007) and with higher death rates in people of older ages compared to younger people. The most common cause of death was ischemic heart diseases in all years, except in 2008, where senility was reported as the most common cause of death.
Conclusion:
There were decreasing trends in mortality rates in Northern Cyprus, with ischemic heart diseases reported as the top cause of deaths in the population. Accurate and complete reporting must be ensured for effective health policies and reduction of health expenditures.