Wheller Levin, Baker Allan, Griffiths Clare, Rooney Cleo
Office for National Statistics.
Health Stat Q. 2007 Summer(34):6-25.
Avoidable mortality is a major public health concern but there has been little consensus among researchers on how it should be defined and reported. In this article two definitions of avoidable mortality are considered. These are used to present trends in avoidable deaths in England and Wales from 1993 to 2005, using two statistical indicators of mortality. Analysis of both definitions shows a substantial decline in causes of mortality that are considered amenable to medical intervention over this period. This article discusses which mortality indicator is most appropriate for measuring avoidable deaths, and highlights key issues in developing a National Statistics definition of avoidable mortality.
可避免死亡率是一个重大的公共卫生问题，但研究人员对于应如何定义和报告可避免死亡率尚未达成共识。本文考虑了可避免死亡率的两种定义。利用两个死亡率统计指标，运用这两种定义呈现了1993年至2005年英格兰和威尔士可避免死亡的趋势。对这两种定义的分析表明，在此期间，被认为可通过医疗干预解决的死亡原因大幅下降。本文讨论了哪个死亡率指标最适合衡量可避免死亡，并强调了制定国家统计局可避免死亡率定义中的关键问题。
