Doctors have called the most common disease in Russia, which account for most of the deaths

85% of deaths occur in the RF four types of diseases.

09.Dec.15 9:35 AM
By Abigail Richards
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Doctors have called the most common disease in Russia, which account for most of the deaths

According to the Russian doctors, who conducted research and studied the statistics, most of the deaths of citizens of the Russian Federation in the past year has fallen to four types of diseases, and in particular, we are talking about 85% of deaths. According to statistics for 2014, the proportion of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancer and chronic obstructive respiratory diseases accounted for almost 85% of deaths in Russia.

"Last year in Russia, died about two million people and accounts for 86 protsentovsmertey cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes and chronic obstructive respiratory disease," - said the academician, director of the Institute of Pulmonology Alexander Chuchalin. The scientist explained that from the above diseases in 2014 died two million Russians.

According Chuchalina, based on this, Russia needs to significantly improve the diagnosis of these diseases, to change the figures, because, according to experts, the situation is quite serious.

In addition, it was noted that among the leading causes of death in the world and are pulmonary disease and ischemic brain disease.

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