Mortality of the able-bodied population of the Arctic region from external causes

Purpose of the study . The purpose of the study is to study the level and dynamics of mortality of the able-bodied population of the Arctic zone of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) from external causes in 2020–2022. Materials and methods . The object of the study is the mortality of the able–bodied population of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the subject of the study is the mortality of the able–bodied population of the Arctic region of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The analytical method, methods of expert assessment, methods of mathematical analysis were applied and the data of the Federal State Statistics Service for 2020–2022 were studied. Results . It was established that despite a positively decreasing trend by 18.0% (from 327.2 to 268.4 per 100,000 able-bodied population), the mortality rate from external causes for the able-bodied population in the Arctic districts of Yakutia in 2021 was double the regional average (141.7); 2.5 times higher than the all-Russian number (116.4); and by 74.6% higher than that of the FEFD (166.4). The issue remains urgent due to the high mortality rate from cold injury (24.6 per 100,000 able-bodied population against the regional average at 13.5), accidental drowning (43.8 against 11.9), suicides (30.1 against 22.1), and murders (38.3 against 16.1).