Gender Differences in Mortality in Russia

Student: Sushko Mariya

Educational Programme: Demography (Master)

Final Grade: 9

Year of Graduation: 2019

The master's thesis is devoted to the study of differences in male and female mortality in Russia. The female advantage in life expectancy is observed all over the world, but in Russia the gender gap in life expectancy is maximal, which has a negative impact on the women socio-economic status and promotes the spread of orphanhood. We analyzed the structure of the differences in life expectancy between men and women by age groups and causes of death in the dynamics from 1990 to 2017 in Russia, as well as in comparison with a number of countries. The contribution of alcohol and tobacco related mortality to gender gap in life expectancy in Russia and selected countries was also assessed.

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