[Comparative analysis of mortality among population of industrial mono-cities in Sverdlovsky region].

The article covers comparative analysis of mortality causes and levels, with special consideration of mortality with malignancies, among dwellers of Asbest (enterprise forming company town - Pulbic Corporation "Uralasbest" - world leader in extraction and concentration of chrysotile asbestos) and Kamensk-Uralsky (enterprises forming company town - non-ferrous metallurgy plants), agricultural agea and population of Sverdlovsk region over 10 years (1997-2006). Major attention was paid to influence of dust containing chrysotile asbestos fibers.