The causes of death in pulmonary tuberculosis patients living in the industrial areas of the Urals

: A comparative study of the causes of death of tuberculosis patients living in the industrial centres of the Ural for the period of 1953-1990 has shown that beginning in 1980's the frequency of progressive forms of tuberculosis increases, while the proportion of cardiopulmonary and chronic renal insufficiency as the cause of death diminishes (5.8 and 0.6%, respectively). Among those who died subjects of the able-bodied age and those with antisocial mode of life account for 40%. The middle-aged and elderly subjects (average age is 67 years) die mainly of silicotuberculosis among whom 40% die of cardiopulmonary insufficiency.