Comparison of Mortality Caused by Serious Diseases within Regions of the Czech Republic

Abstract

The various serious diseases affect the human population all over the world. Good population health is one of the indicators of prospering country and influences economic prosperity. Oncological and cardiovascular diseases belong to the most frequently occurring causes of death in Europe but also in the Czech Republic (CR). The main aim of this article is to provide and present results of multivariate statistical methods which include correlation analysis, factor analysis, cluster analysis and multidimensional comparative analysis. We are able to provide an overview of mortality caused by oncological and cardiovascular diseases by selected indicators of mortality by using multivariate statistical methods in different regions. This information on mortality which is caused by these serious diseases is useful for the health sector to take appropriate measures against these diseases in different regions, it is also useful for insurance companies to improve offer of critical illnesses insurance and useful for revealing socio-economic situation in individual regions within the CR. Data are obtained from the database of National Health Information System of the CR (NZIS CR).