CIA: Ukraine is the leader in mortality and last in birth rate

Ukraine ranks first in the world in terms of mortality, with the highest rate.

The mortality rate in the country is 18.6 per 1000 people – this is the highest rate in the world. And in the birth rate rating, Ukraine has the lowest indicator. This is evidenced by the data of the US Central Intelligence Agency on mortality rate And birth rate in the worldpresented on Friday, September 13.

Lithuania is in second place in terms of mortality – 15.02 deaths per 1,000 people. Serbia is in third place – 14.9 deaths per thousand people. Russia is in ninth place – 14 deaths per thousand people.

At the very end of the list is Qatarhaving the lowest mortality rate in the world – 1.4 deaths per 1000 people.

The birth rate in Ukraine is only 6 births per 1000 people. In penultimate position were the French territories of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, with a rate of 6.4 births per 1,000 people. Niger turned out to be the world leader in birth rates – 46.6 births per 1000 people.

Catastrophic a decline in the birth rate is observed in RussiaIn 2023, only 1.264 million children were born in the country, which became minimum indicator since 1999. In the first half of 2024, the birth rate decreased by another 3% compared to the same period last year, according to Rosstat data.

In Ukraine, as noted earlier, there is a demographic crisis against the backdrop of the war – In the first half of 2024, the death rate was three times higher than the birth rate: 87,655 children were born, which is 9% less than in the same period last year, and 250,972 deaths were recorded.

According to the forecast of the director of the Institute of Demography and Social Research Ella Libanova, In 10 years, the population of Ukraine will be between 26 and 35 million people.

In Russia, according to UN forecasts, in the coming decades the mortality rate will annually exceed the birth rate by 500-700 thousand people. The country's population is expected to decline by 40 million people by 2100, and will make up approximately 126.43 million peoplewhich will be the lowest figure since 1965.

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