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Russia women and life expectancy
Reported May 12, 2011
Russia women health is stable, unlike their men
According to the Ministry of Statistics Russia's population of 142 million
could drop by one-third in the next 25 years. Russia women would have to
have almost twice as many children (2.6) as they're having now (1.4) just to
keep the population from decreasing. The health of Russia women has remained
stable. While 45 percent of all Russian men now die between the ages 16 and
59, the average life expectancy for Russia women has remained firm at 77.
Russia women are forced to live as single women and mothers
Single Russian women are tired of loneliness "Normally only during wartime
do we see the kind of decrease in men's life span that we've seen over the
last years in Russia, " said Vladimir I. Simenenkov, head of the department
of internal diseases at the Moscow Medical Academy and a senior officer with
the city's Public Health Committee. Governmental statistics indicate that
the average Russian man lives 56.8 years, compared with 77 years for Russia
women. Ten years ago, life expectancy for men was 62.8 years. Unlike Russia
women, Russia men drink too much, smoke too much, live with too much stress
and live too dangerously. Another reason Russia women live longer is because
they get more frequent cheakups. Also, Russia women clinics tend to be more
efficient and welcoming.
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