Medical and statistical indicators of morbidity among categories of Russian Navy personnel (2003–2021)

OBJECTIVE. To assess the long-term dynamics of medical and statistical indicators of morbidity among the personnel of the Russian Navy, which will make it possible to specify the forces and means for medical support of servicemen categories in peacetime.

MATERIALS AND METHODS. There has been statistical analysis of the data of medical reports on the health status of personnel and the activity of the medical service in the form 3/MED of military units where at least 70% of the total number of servicemen of the Russian Navy served from 2003 to 2021. The data on health status were calculated per 1000 servicemen, or in ‰, mortality rate – per 100 thousand servicemen per year. The text presents arithmetic averages and their errors (M ± m).

RESULTS. The average annual level of total morbidity of the personnel of the Russian Navy was 1186.9 ‰, the share of morbidity of officers and midshipmen was 27.4 %, sailors and petty officers of contract service – 17.2 %, female servicemen – 6.3 %, conscripts – 49, 1 %, primary morbidity – 571.9 ‰ and 21.6, 17.8 , 4.8 and 55.8 % respectively, hospitalization – 462.3 ‰ and 16.9, 11.7 3.5 and 67.9 % respectively, discharge rate – 18.24 ‰ and 27.6, 9.2, 5.3 and 57.9 % respectively, mortality – 69.56 × 10^-5 and 49.8, 33.7, 4.1 and 12.4 % respectively. The most pronounced levels of registered types of morbidity were found in conscript and female militaries. A significant share of morbidity among conscripts is a consequence of the weakening of the barrier functions of draft commissions of military enlistment offices.

CONCLUSION. Emphasizing the prevention of nosologies in conscripts can significantly reduce the morbidity of Russian Navy personnel. Analyzing the long-term dynamics and structure of morbidity in various categories of the Russian Navy personnel makes it possible to clarify the forces and means for medical support of military personnel.

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