Pandemic Reverses Years Of Rising Life Expectancy In Russia
Umer Jamshaid Published April 27, 2021 | 05:09 PM
Russians' life expectancy last year dropped for the first time in nearly 20 years, according to figures released on Tuesday, with officials blaming the Covid-19 pandemic for the decline
Moscow, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Apr, 2021 ) :Russians' life expectancy last year dropped for the first time in nearly 20 years, according to figures released on Tuesday, with officials blaming the Covid-19 pandemic for the decline.
Life expectancy in Russia plummeted after the fall of the Soviet Union but has been steadily increasing since 2003. In 2020, however, it fell to 71.5 years, compared with 73.3 years in 2019, the ministry's figures indicated.
Health Minister Mikhail Murashko earlier this month linked the coronavirus pandemic with both "negative demographic trends" and "a decrease in life expectancy".
Speaking at his annual televised state of the nation address last week, President Vladimir Putin described the demographic situation in the country as "alarming" and said saving the lives of Russians was the Kremlin's "highest national priority".
He said he wanted life expectancy in Russia to reach 78 by 2030.
The ministry in its report Tuesday also confirmed a previously reported 17.
9 percent spike in mortality in 2020.
Authorities have been criticised for downplaying the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic by counting only fatalities where the coronavirus was found to be the Primary cause of death after an autopsy.
Russia has been among the hardest hit by Covid-19, with Rosstat statistics agency in February recording more than 224,000 virus-related deaths -- significantly higher than the nearly 110,000 health officials had reported as of Tuesday.
Moscow introduced a strict lockdown in April, when the pandemic hit the country, but most restrictions were lifted by summer.
Few measures remained in place in the autumn as the second wave swept across Europe, with authorities opting to salvage the struggling economy and pinning their hopes on the country's homemade vaccine Sputnik V.
Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said Tuesday that over 12 million Russians of the country's 144 million people have received the first dose of a coronavirus jab.
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