Change in the structures, dynamics and disease-related mortality rates of the population of Qatari nationals: 2007–2011

Mohamed H. Al-Thani; Eman Sadoun; Al-Anoud Al-Thani; Shamseldin A. Khalifa; Suzan Sayegh; Alaa Badawi

doi:10.1016/j.jegh.2014.04.002

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Change in the structures, dynamics and disease-related mortality rates of the population of Qatari nationals: 2007–2011

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Mohamed H. Al-Thani^a, Eman Sadoun^b, Al-Anoud Al-Thani^a, Shamseldin A. Khalifa^a, Suzan Sayegh^a, Alaa Badawi^c^{, *}^,alaa.badawi@phac-aspc.gc.ca

^aPublic Health Division, Supreme Council of Health, Doha, Qatar

^bClinical Research Division, Supreme Council of Health, Doha, Qatar

^cOffice of Biotechnology, Genomics and Population Health, Public Health Agency of Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

^*Corresponding author. Address:Office of Biotechnology, Genomics and Population Health, Public Health Agency of Canada, 180 Queen Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 3L7, Canada.

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Alaa Badawialaa.badawi@phac-aspc.gc.ca

Received 23 November 2013, Revised 26 February 2014, Accepted 8 April 2014, Available Online 2 June 2014.

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Keywords: Qatar; Qatari nationals; Disease-related mortality; Public health
Abstract: Background: Developing effective public health policies and strategies for interventions necessitates an assessment of the structure, dynamics, disease rates and causes of death in a population. Lately, Qatar has undertaken development resurgence in health and economy that resulted in improving the standard of health services and health status of the entire Qatari population (i.e., Qatari nationals and non-Qatari residents). No study has attempted to evaluate the population structure/dynamics and recent changes in disease-related mortality rates among Qatari nationals.

Objective: The present study examines the population structure/dynamics and the related changes in the cause-specific mortality rates and disease prevalence in the Qatari nationals.

Methods: This is a retrospective, analytic descriptive analysis covering a period of 5 years (2007–2011) and utilizes a range of data sources from the State of Qatar including the population structure, disease-related mortality rates, and the prevalence of a range of chronic and infectious diseases. Factors reflecting population dynamics such as crude death (CDR), crude birth (CBR), total fertility (TFR) and infant mortality (IMR) rates were also calculated.

Results: The Qatari nationals is an expansive population with an annual growth rate of ∼4% and a stable male:female ratio. The CDR declined by 15% within the study period, whereas the CBR was almost stable. The total disease-specific death rate, however, was decreased among the Qatari nationals by 23% due to the decline in mortality rates attributed to diseases of the blood and immune system (43%), nervous system (44%) and cardiovascular system (41%). There was a high prevalence of a range of chronic diseases, whereas very low frequencies of the infectious diseases within the study population.

Conclusion: Public health strategies, approaches and programs developed to reduce disease burden and the related death, should be tailored to target the population of Qatari nationals which exhibits characteristics that vary from the entire Qatari population.
Open Access: This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

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Journal: Journal of Epidemiology and Global Health
Volume-Issue: 4 - 4
Pages: 277 - 287
Publication Date: 2014/06/02
ISSN (Online): 2210-6014
ISSN (Print): 2210-6006
DOI: 10.1016/j.jegh.2014.04.002 How to use a DOI?
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