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Achieving Higher Levels of Life Span in Russia


Abel Aganbegyan
(about the author)

Aganbegyan Abel Gezevich – Academician, RAS, Head of Department, Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration

Published in:
Russian Journal of Entrepreneurship
– № 2 / January, 2012



Keywords: health of nation, healthcare, life span, mortality, political turmoil, russia, socio-economic situation, transformational crisis


Citation:
Abel Aganbegyan (2012). Achieving Higher Levels of Life Span in Russia. Russian Journal of Entrepreneurship, 13(2), 4-15. — url: http://bgscience.ru/com/lib/3509


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Abstract:

An undeniable indicator of the quality of life in any country is the average life span. In 2011 in Russia the figure was 70.3 years and thus the highest indicator throughout its history has been reached. The article analyzes transformational changes in this country in different historical periods. The data on the life span of the nation serve as a barometer indicating its health - both literally and figuratively. Can we be proud of today’s life span in this country? The author»s conclusion is disappointing: we can take pride only in comparison with our past and should acknowledge a growing gap between the mortality rates in Russia and other countries, including underdeveloped ones.







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2. Statisticheskiy ezhegodnik «Narodnoe khozyaystvo SSSR v 1988 g.». - M.: Finansy i statistika, 1989. - S. 27–28.