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La mortalite evitable en belgique

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  • Humblet, P.C.
  • Lagasse, R.
  • Moens, G.F.G.
  • Wollast, E.
  • van de Voorde, H.

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Résumé Le concept de mortalité évitable conduit á utiliser certains taux de mortalité spécifiques comme indices de résultat des services de santé. L'analyse présentée ici porte sur les 43 arrondissements belges pour la période 1974-1978. Globalement, la représentation du premier plan d'une analyse factorielle oppose deux régions belges, la Flandre et la Wallonie, la premiére étant caractérisée par des taux standarisés (SMR) inférieurs, la seconde par des taux supérieurs; ceci confirme la persistance d'une surmortalité en Wallonie. Des scores factoriels par arrondissement ont été calculés pour synthétiser l'hétérogénéité géographique des SMR. Les corrélations simples et multiples qui ont été réalisées entre des données socio-économiques et sanitaires et ces scores factoriels (ler et 2éme axe) mettent en évidence une surmortalité pour des causes évitables dans la zone oú le déclin économique est le plus ancien, mais aussi oú la médecine présente un caractére technique prononcé. Ceci souléve entre autres le probléme difficile de l'adéquation des résponses proposées par le systéme sanitaire face aux besoins. The concept of avoidable mortality leads to an attempt at using specific mortality rates as output measures of health services. The analysis covered 43 Belgian districts between the years 1974 and 1978. Two Belgian areas were compared along a dimension defined by two axes of a correspondence factor analysis: Flanders which is associated with low SMR of avoidable mortality and Wallonia which has high rates. The persistance of high mortality in Wallonia was confirmed. Factorial scores for each district were used as indexes for geographical heterogeneity. Variations in these indices, including patient consultation rates and technical medical procedures, remained even after adjustment for socio-economic differences.

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  • Humblet, P.C. & Lagasse, R. & Moens, G.F.G. & Wollast, E. & van de Voorde, H., 1987. "La mortalite evitable en belgique," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 25(5), pages 485-493, January.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:25:y:1987:i:5:p:485-493
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