Population Matters Policy Brief: Russia's Mortality Crisis. Drinking, Disease, and Deteriorating Health Care

Abstract

Over the past decade, the Russian Federation has suffered increases in mortality unprecedented for an industrialized nation at peace. In Dire Demographics: Population Trends in the Russian Federation, authors Julie DaVanzo and Clifford Grammich examine the dimensions of this alarming trend, look at Russia's troubled health care system, and explore a range of policy options for reducing mortality rates. Addressing the causes of the mortality crisis, they contend, will require both short-term initiatives to counter a recent resurgence in infectious diseases and longer-term initiatives to improve the health behaviors of individuals and the capabilities and financial footing of the health care system.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA399244

Entities

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alcohol Consumption
  • Cardiovascular Surgery
  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Facilities
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Human Behavior
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Medical Personnel
  • Public Health
  • Surgery
  • United States
  • Ussr

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Political science

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