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AIM: To prove the value of summary data from the State Statistics Commission to characterize of risk of death from circulatory system diseases (CSD). MATERIAL AND METHODS: The official data of the State Statistics Commission of the Azerbaijan Republic, which are available at its website (www.stat.gov.az), were analyzed using descriptive statistical procedures to identify qualitative signs. RESULTS: The population-level CSD death rates in 2011-2013 ranged from 362.7 to 379.60/0000, amounting to 61.1-63.8% of the all-cause mortality in the population. There were definite differences in male and female deaths due to CSD (377.2-392.0 and 348.4-367.40/0000) and in its proportion among all-cause mortality rates (58.4-60.5 and 64.1-66.4%). The death rates from CSD in the urban (361.1-380.80/0000) and rural (364.5-378.30/0000) populations and its proportion among all-cause mortality rates in these populations (60.6-62.7 and 61.6-62.8%) were similar. The male and female working-age population showed essentially dissimilar CSD mortality rates (169.2-179.8 and 51.8-57.10/0000), the men being at greater risk of death (3.14-3.27). The ratio of all-cause mortality rates in the male and female working-age populations (2.62-2.67) differed from that of CSD-specific ones in these populations (3.14-3.27). There was a slight difference in CSD-specific mortality rates in the urban and rural working-age populations (116.1-125.0 and 104.9-114.70/0000). There was also evidence for their similarity in the proportion of CSD among the all-cause mortality rates (43.2-46.2 and 45.0-49.6%). CONCLUSION: The existing characteristics of mortality in the population (a growth tendency due to CSD) suggest the priority of preventing these diseases.