HEALTHCARE DEVELOPMENT TRENDS IN URBAN AREAS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BASHKORTOSTAN IN THE CONTEXT OF SOCIALIZATION OF THE REGIONAL ECONOMY
The article presents a statistical analysis of healthcare development trends in the urban areas of the Republic of Bashkortostan in the context of socialization of the regional economy. The socially oriented economy manifests itself most vividly in the healthcare field, since health is a key indicator to measure the human capital as well as the human and labour potential that form the basis of social and economic development of the region. From the viewpoint of the World Health Organization experts, the intensity of economic development of the state and the growth of its gross national product are associated with the improvement in the quality of life and the increase in the people’s life expectancy. To assess these trends in the urban areas of the Republic of Bashkortostan, such statistical indicators were chosen as the level of infant mortality, the number of newly diagnosed cases and the provision with medical personnel. As positive trends in the healthcare development of the Republic of Bashkortostan and its urban areas one should mention a significant reduction in the infant mortality rate (by 45% during 2006-2016) and the number of newly diagnosed cases (by 1.3% during 2011- 2015). Thus, for example, the lowest infant mortality rates for the year 2016 were recorded in Kumertau, Neftekamsk and Oktyabrsky, and the highest one was observed in Sibay. While analyzing the newly diagnosed cases in the urban areas of the Republic of Bashkortostan in the year 2015, it was found out that the lowest indicator was recorded in Ufa. The highest indicators were characteristic of Neftekamsk and Sterlitamak. Negative trends in the present-day healthcare system of the republic are associated with the shortage of medical personnel, especially physicians, amounted to 16.1% of the required standards in all the urban areas under study. As shown by the analysis of statistical data, the majority of medical professionals of the republic are located in Ufa, since there is a surplus of physicians (7% of the required standards) and a large number of paramedical staff per 10 thousand people.