Mortality from major civilised diseases in adult and pediatric populations in the CSFR CR and SR in the period from 1950-1985.

This paper assesses the mortality dynamics of the populations of the CSFR, CR and SR from 1950 to 1985 using medical demography techniques and secondary analyses of primary demographic data. Major diseases focussed on include malignant neoplasms and circulatory diseases in adult and pediatric populations. Attention is drawn to risk population groups and predictions are made using a number of statistical methods. The model POPUL is then used to simulate population development given the elimination of causes of mortality. This approach can be used to monitor the mortality dynamics at the level of the population and the model method can be further supplemented with single tests, selective surveys and epidemiological methods. The outcome of this research is a proposed research institute and graduate programme to furnish a body of expertise in the CSFR to pay long term attention to and research on the health status and mortality in this region.