Ardeshir Khosravi

Deputy of Public Health, Ministry of Health and Medical Education, Tehran, Iran

[ 1 ] - Changes in Socio-Economic Inequality in Neonatal Mortality in Iran Between 1995-2000 and 2005-2010: An Oaxaca Decomposition Analysis

Background Exploring changes in health inequality and its determinants over time is of policy interest. Accordingly, this study aimed to decompose inequality in neonatal mortality into its contributing factors and then explore changes from 1995-2000 to 2005-2010 in Iran.   Methods Required data were drawn from two Iran’s demographic and health survey (DHS) conducted in 2000 and 2010. Normalized...

[ 2 ] - Productivity costs and years of potential life lost associated with five leading causes of death: Evidence from Iran (2006-2010)

Background: Economic burden due to premature mortalities is significant both on health system and on the society as a whole. This study aimed to determine the productivity costs and years of potential life lost associated with five leading causes of death in Iran from 2006 to 2010.   Methods: Data on mortality by sex and age-groups due to five main leading causes of death   (m...

[ 3 ] - نقش تغییرات سن و علت مرگ در افزایش امید زندگی در ایران در دهه اخیر

این مطالعه در تلاش است تا سهم گروه‌های سنی و علل مرگ‌ومیر در افزایش امید زندگی در ایران در دهه اخیر را محاسبه کند. داده­های مرگ‌ومیر از سامانه ثبت وزارت بهداشت، درمان و آموزش پزشکی اخذ شده است. میزان مرگ‌ومیر کودکان با استفاده از روش رویکرد نسلی بین دو سرشماری و مرگ‌ومیر بزرگسالان با استفاده از روش بنت - هوریوشی اصلاح شده است. نتایج نشان داد که طی دهه اخیر مرگ‌ومیر اطفال سهم قابل توجهی در افزای...