[Retired people and causes of their death in relation to residence and former place of employment].

Elaboration of Act on Death helped to study death causes among retired people. Levels and causes of mortality among retired people could be traced to age, mortality levels among able-bodied population, influence of the former occupational hazards and ambient air pollution in the residence area. The authors discovered that the prevalent death causes among the retired people were cardiovascular diseases, malignancies, respiratory disorders. Share of the individual causes varied in accordance with the residence area and former occupation.