التحليل الجغرافي للوفيات المسجلة في محافظة النجف الأشرف للمدة (2007-2015)‎

Abstract EN

The phenomenon of mortality refers to deaths as a component of population change, and the issue of mortality is a subject of interest to researchers interested in scientific research methods, Including geographic and geographical areas, as part of population geography, as one of the two extremes of the natural movement of the population.

This is the natural cause of the decline in population numbers, and the mortality is not limited to the size of the population but rather to the qualitative and age structure and other characteristics, If the attention is directed to the causes leading to deaths from diseases and accidents in detail, they are within the geographical medical approach, so all countries need to data mortality in order to prepare future plans for the community, whether health or community, and the mortality rate of indicators Important to the extent to which health services and health awareness are provided in any society.

This study examined the time trend of the mortality level in Najaf governorate over the past nine years (2007 to 2015) to determine the size and annual rates of mortality and determine their levels of decline or increase, and to indicate some of the causes of those deaths, while the reason for choosing this period depending on us The data of the Ministry of Health / Directorate of Health of Najaf Governorate in coordination with the Directorate of Statistics of Najaf Governorate in the use of data vital records in hospitals and forensic medicine.