Preparing the Geographical Maps of the Relative Death Rate Out of Vaso-Cardiac Diseases in Cities of the Mazandaran Province in 2008.

Background and purpose: Vaso-cardiac diseases are among the most Prevalent causes of death in the world. According to the studies it is expected that they become the main cause of death until 2020. Materials and methods: The aim of this research is preparing the geographical maps of the relative death rate out of Vaso-cardiac diseases in cities of the Mazandaran province in 2008 Method: In this research, we have analyzed data related to the registered death rate of Mazandaran province's cities in 2008 caused by Vaso-cardiac diseases, using statistical winbas software. Results: The highest estimated risk among females related to Juibar town and lowest to Noshahr the highest and lowest risk among males related to Tonekabon and Mahmud Abad respectively. Conclusion: The relative death rate prevalence caused by vasco-cardiac diseases is not symmetric in the whole Mazandaran province, in general. This rate is higher in western areas; but is nearly the same among males and females. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]