Research Catalog

Title

Dire demographics : population trends in the Russian Federation / Julie DaVanzo, Clifford Grammich.

Author

DaVanzo, Julie

Publication

Santa Monica, CA : Rand, 2001.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Grammich, Clifford A. (Clifford Anthony), 1963-
• Population Matters (Project)

Description

xvii, 101 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.

Summary

Since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation has seen its births plummet and its deaths increase sharply. Mortality increases have been particularly steep for working-age males and are often attributable to alcohol-related causes. Some analysts fear the Russian population could decline by nearly a third between now and 2050. In the short-term, Russia may be better able to stabilize its population numbers by focusing more on curbing mortality than increasing fertility. Past Soviet pronatalist incentives had only negligible long-term effects on the number of births. The types of health problems indicated by high Russian mortality rates point to a greater need for preventive rather than curative care. In sum, the demographic problems Russia faces indicate it may do better to focus on qualitative indicators, such as the health and welfare of its population, than on quantitative indicators, such as the overall size of its population.

Subjects

• Bevölkerungsstatistik
• Russland
• Bevölkerungsentwicklung
• Demographic transition > Russia (Federation)
• Transition démographique > Russie
• Russie > Conditions sociales > 1991-
• Russia (Federation) > Population > Statistics
• Russie > Population > Statistiques
• Russia (Federation) > Social conditions > 1991-

Note

• "Population Matters, a RAND program of policy-relevant research communication."
• "MR-1273-WFHF/DLPF/RF"--P. [4] cover.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 85-101).

Additional Formats (note)

• Also available in electronic form via the RAND Corporation Web site.

Contents

Ch. 1. Russian Demography and its Implications -- Russian Demographic Trends in the 1990s -- Policy Issues Arising from Demographic Trends -- Ch. 2. Population Change in Russia -- Population Loss in the 1990s -- Immigration -- Ch. 3. Fertility In Russia -- Trends in Fertility -- Abortion and Contraception -- Ch. 4. Causes And Implications of Russian Mortality -- Russian Population Losses and Declining Life Expectancy -- Increasing Mortality for Working-Age Males -- Changing Causes of Working-Age Male Mortality -- Health Care in Russia -- Explanations for Recent Trends in Russian Working-Age Mortality -- Ch. 5. Demographic History, Age Structures, And Future Policy Issues -- Age and Sex Structure of the Russian Population -- Policy Implications of the Current Population Age Structure -- Ch. 6. What can be Done to Address Demographic Policy Issues in Russia? -- Health Care Education -- Health Care System and Financing -- Other Government Health Initiatives -- Long-Term Issues.

ISBN

• 0833029304
• 9780833029300

LCCN

2001034955

OCLC

• ocm47074696
• 47074696
• SCSB-5535109

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries