Morbidity of adult population in the Russian European Arctic with intensive mining and metallurgical industry

Object of the study. Morbidity assessment of adult population living in the area of Murmansk region mining complex (Arctic zone of Russian Federation). Materials and methods. Changes in general disease incidence among adult population are analyzed for the periods of 1989-1990, 1999-2000, 2009-2010 and 2014-2015. Morbidity data were used to assess population health status. Administrative-territorial units of Murmansk region, having mining and metallurgical complexes (MMC) as major employers, were used as a basis for the study. Major results and conclusions: it was revealed that during the period of 1989 to 2015 total disease incidence among adult population in the vicinity of MMC, as well as Murmansk region morbidity rate in general has a pronounced growth trend (approximation confidence coefficient is R2>0,7) for the following disease classes: neoplasms, endocrine system diseases, blood and haematopoietic organ diseases, nervous system and sensory organ diseases, circulation system diseases, urogenital system diseases, musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases, congenital malformations. Undoubtedly, combination of climatic-geographical, occupational and environmental pollution factors in the area of mining and metallurgical complex of Murmansk region causes adverse effect on adult population health including employed population.