The leading determinants of public health of the arctic territories of the European North of Russia

The article from the perspective of public health disciplines summarizes the population dynamics, age structure of population of Arkhangelsk and Murmansk regions and Nenets autonomous district at the turn of XX−XXI centuries. The main aspects of the natural movement of population in three regions of the European North of Russia. Analyzed death rates from the major groups of diseases (cardiovascular, tumor) and states (external causes of death). The characteristics of the processes of marriage and divorce. The data on disability populations of the Arctic regions as one of the most important factors leading to a reduction of the labor potential