The rate of congenital anomalies as a healthy index component in the pediatric population of a region

Abstract

According to the data of Russian and international statistical offices, the rate of congenital malformations is on the rise This rate differs in the regions of one country; for instance, in Russia it ranges from 11,99 per 1,000 children in the Kursk Region and 12,27 in Ryazan to 40,03 in Chuvashia and 43,17 in North Ossetia. The paper gives the results of studying the rate of congenital malformations in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), which have indicated an increase in its morbidity in the Promyshnennyi and Vilyui group of areas versus other areas where the population is mainly employed in agriculture. It also shows the pattern of congenital anomalies in the Republic. The prevalence of congenital malformations affects infant mortality rates and it is one of the major factors of disability in the pediatric population.

Keywords

• дети
• врожденные пороки развития
• частота
• структура.