Prague: All-Cause Mortality

In Prague, there were 63,492 deaths from all causes over the study period (2003 - 2007). This figure consists of 30,034 male deaths and 33,458 female deaths and is based on data from the Czech Statistical Office.

All-cause mortality risk for men and women is generally higher in areas east of the Vltava River. This is shown by prominent dark brown areas that originate from the centre of both sSMR maps, where the districts of Zábehlice, Strasnice-Malesice and Kyje reside. In addition, high sSMRs among women are also evident in the North-East (Kobilisy and Kbely-Cakovice districts). Although neighbourhoods west of the Vltava River by and large exhibit low sSMRs, among women high excess mortality is evident in Westernmost Prague (Repy and Reporyje districts). The geographical distribution of sSMRs throughout Prague does not readily coincide with the distribution of socio-economic indicators throughout the city. The lack of association between social deprivation and excess mortality may be due to having relatively large and heterogeneous administrative units in the city, or to relatively high levels of mobility amongst the urban population.

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