[Current mortality trends among the population of "productive" age with diseases of the circulatory system].

The major purpose of this paper is to study the dynamics of mortality from leading cardiovascular diseases among able-bodied population. During the period between 1958 and 1986 in the Krasnodar Region the mortality among men increased 1.8 times, among women--was relatively stable. A steady rise of mortality from ischemic heart disease and cerebral vascular diseases and the decline of mortality from rheumatism and hypertensive disease both among men and women were noted. According to the tendencies noted the projections of mortality up to the year 2000 are provided. Proceeding from the example of diseases of the circulatory system general methodological shortcomings of studying the mortality of population according to the single cause of disease were revealed.