"Demoscope Weekly" ## 971 - 972

In the issue: Youth of the CIS, some characteristics of mortality. A heavy burden, or excess weight and how to deal with it. Three years with coronavirus: 54% of Russians expect a new wave of COVID-19. 45% of men consider the earlier retirement age of women discrimination. Romir: Satisfaction with healthcare among Russians has doubled. The minimum draft age should be increased, the maximum should be left as is. Russians want men aged 21 to 27 to be drafted into the army. How the future looks: planning horizons and moods.

 

Demographic barometer

·           Youth of the CIS, some characteristics of mortality

o    In the CIS countries, the number of men surviving to the age of 30 is from 974 to 991 per 1000 of those surviving to the age of 15, for women - from 990 to 997

o    Mortality among young people aged 15-29 in the CIS countries is declining, but remains relatively high, especially among young men in Russia

o    Among the main causes of death of young people in the CIS countries, the most frequent are external causes.

o    Mortality of young people as a result of suicide in some CIS countries exceeds mortality from all types of transport accidents

 

Q&A

·          A heavy burden, or excess weight and how to deal with it

·          Three years with coronavirus: 54% of Russians expect a new wave of COVID-19

·          45% of men consider the earlier retirement age of women discrimination

·           Romir: Satisfaction with healthcare among Russians has doubled

·          The minimum draft age should be increased, the maximum should be left as is. Russians want men aged 21 to 27 to be drafted into the army

·          How the future looks: planning horizons and moods

 

In the vastness of Russia

·          Life expectancy in Russia has increased by more than 2.3 years over past year

·          Russia has about 1.9 million large families

·           Shoigu proposes to gradually increase age of conscription

·          Deputies introduce bill on deferment from mobilization for scientists

·          Ministry of Digital Development head opposes restrictions on departure of IT-specialists from Russia

·          Over 11 months of 2022, about 640 thousand foreigners received Russian passports

·          Russia simplifies receipt of SNILS by foreigners

·          Russia-China border reopens for all categories of citizens with visa

·          New U.S. Ambassador to Russia to work on resuming visa issuance in Moscow

·          Foreigners will be deprived of opportunity to enter into fictitious marriages for legalization in Russia

·          Covid mortality has tripled compared to 2021

·          Russians have started getting the flu and coronavirus at the same time

·          The incidence of alcoholism and alcoholic psychoses has decreased in Russia

·          Ministry of Health reports increase in number of rural residents dependent on alcohol

·          Cabinet of Ministers approves action strategy for developing gender equality

·          Government approves monthly allowances for doctors

 

World News

·          In 2022, the world's population increased by 79 million

·          Japan records record low fertility with high mortality

·          In the Netherlands, deaths exceed births for first time since 1900

·          Life expectancy in the US fell by 0.6 years in 2021

·          South Korea unveils plan to deal with demographic crisis

·          Afghanistan bans women from higher education

·          Families will be offered $7,600 per child to move out of Tokyo

·          The number of refugees from Ukraine is approaching 8 million

·          6.9 million citizens of Ukraine are internally displaced persons

·          4.2 million refugees in Turkey

·          France and Spain will strengthen migration control at border

·          US authorities introduce new measures to combat illegal migration from Latin America

·          Global numbers of weekly deaths from coronavirus may be underestimated

·          China stops publishing daily COVID-19 incidence data

·          Japan records sharp increase in deaths among those infected with coronavirus

·          Ebola epidemic in Uganda is over

·          WHO warns of global shortage of antibiotics

·          Road fatalities in Japan remain at lowest level for sixth year in a row

·          WHO expects health situation to improve in 2023

 

The newspapers write about…

·          Novaya Gazeta on emigration from Russia

·           Novye Izvestia and Kommersant on prospects for return of Russian emigrants

·          RBK on maternity tourism from Russia to Argentina

·          Kommersant on business immigration

·           Novye Izvestia on the labor market

·          RBK on the unhealthy lifestyle of Russian men

·          Forbes on coronavirus and swine flu

·           Gazeta.Ru on passive immunization

·          Forbes on the fight against HIV

·          TASS and RBK on male fertility and infertility

·          Science and Stuff on the baby incubator

·          Forbes on Maslow's pyramid

 

Read books and magazines

·          A roadmap of aging, or how not to become a hostage of your home after retirement

·          Gender panorama of modern Russia

·          Health at a glance: Europe 2022 state of health in the EU cycle

·          Preserving the population of Russia: health, employment, standard of living and quality of life

·          Children of Kazakhstan 2017-2021

·          Through the pages of the journals Demograficheskoye Obozreniye (Demographic Review) and Obshchestvennoye zdorov’e (Public Health)

·          Contents of the journal Demographic Research

 

Profession: researcher

·          90 years since the birth of Leokadiya Mikhailovna Drobizheva