Mortality Rates
Life expectancy figures failing to recover in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus
January 04, 2010By Paul Goble Most post-communist countries experienced major declines in life expectancy figures during the 1990s, but only the three Slavic countries – Russia, Ukraine and Belarus – have not seen a significant recovery in those figures...
High Mortality among Russian Men Undercuts Pro-Natalist Policies
June 28, 2009By Paul Goble Extremely high mortality rates among Russian men in prime child-bearing ages, far larger than those in other developed countries and largely the result of alcohol consumption and drug abuse, are undercutting not only Moscow’s efforts...