DISABILITY AS AN INDICATOR OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND AS A FACTOR IN THE COMPETITIVENESS OF THE REGION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF THE NORTHERN REGIONS)

The article examines the concept of "competitiveness".Based on the analysis of indicators of disability in the regions of the North, it was determined that disability as a social phenomenon is inherent in all northern regions.The main economic aspect of disability is the termination of work when disability is established at working age, which causes serious economic damage to the state and is a determining factor in the competitiveness of the region.