فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

Introduction: Covid-19 is currently the most important global health challenge as an emerging disease. The criticalconditions of the epidemic covid-19 may have different effects on the rate of mortality of other people in the community. The aim of this study was to determine the impact of corona crisis on mortality in Jahrom County.Materials and Methods: This descriptive study was performed by secondary data analysis death certificate during 2016-2020. The studied variables were collected based on a checklist from the data of the death registration systemof the health center and mortality statistics announced by the organization for civil registration.Results: In a total of 3785 deaths occurred during the study period, of which 2250 (59.5%) were in male and the rest were female. The average annual number of deaths before and after the Corona epidemic was 701 and 981, respectively. The highest death rate was in the age group over 70 years. Cardiovascular disease, cerebral infarction, and cancer were the three leading causes of death before the onset of Corona crisis, and cardiovascular disease, Covid-19, and cerebrovascular disease were the most common causes of death after the onset of Corona crisis, respectively. After the corona crisis, the number of deaths from road accidents and cancers decreased by 32.60% and 48.61%, respectively, and the Influenza-like illness increased by 110.25%.Conclusion: The average number of deaths occurred after the Corona epidemic has increased by 39% compared tobefore the epidemic. Cardiovascular diseases are the first and most common causes of death in Jahrom before and after the Corona epidemic.