Epidemiological transition in the USSR as mirrored by regional differences.

The epidemiological transition in the USSR is examined, with a focus on differences among the constituent republics. "Means of comparative analysis of mortality structure by causes of death are proposed and by these means the lag of [the] Soviet Union behind the U.S. and Sweden as well as some Soviet republics behind others is described. It is shown that the main reason [for] this lag is the lower age of death from the causes characteristic of [the] new type of pathology (circulatory diseases, cancer) though in the more backward regions the causes of death which are characteristic of the old type of pathology keep their importance too." (SUMMARY IN FRE AND ITA) excerpt