Life Expectancy
See also: Demographics of Russia and List of countries by life expectancyAs of 2009, the average life expectancy in Russia was 62.77 years for males and 74.67 years for females. The average Russian life expectancy of 68.67 years at birth is nearly 10 years shorter than the overall average figure for the European Union, or the United States.
The biggest factor contributing to this relatively low life expectancy for males is a high mortality rate among working-age males from preventable causes (e.g., alcohol poisoning, stress, smoking, traffic accidents, violent crimes). Mortality among Russian men rose by 60% since 1991, four to five times higher than European average.
As a result of the large difference in life expectancy between men and women, the gender imbalance remains to this day and there are 0.859 males to every female.
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