A system of indicators characterizing population mortality has been summarized, and a source of information on this phenomenon has been presented. An analysis of trends in indicators characterizing po pulation mortality, including maternal, perinatal, and infant mortality, has been performed. The main causes of mortality have been described. Particular attention has been paid to assessing the impact of regio nal factors on population mortality. A comparative analysis of mortality indicators by federal districts of the Russian Federation has been per formed based on a heat map compilation. An algorithm has been pre sented, and the integral indicator of population mortality for 2017 and 2023 has been calculated. The country’s regions have been grouped according to the values of the indicator in question, as well as its dy namics over the period under review. A rating of the constituent en tities of the Russian Federation has been compiled based on the va lue of the integral population mortality indicator in 2023, on the basis of which prosperous and lagging entities have been identified. Special attention has been paid to the Demography and Healthcare National Projects currently being implemented in Russia as the factors contri buting to improving accessibility and quality of medical care, increas ing diseases detection at early stages and the proportion of citizens liv ing a healthy lifestyle.
E. A. Dolgikh (Wed,) studied this question.