Russia
In 1999, Russia's ailing population took its largest
drop since the fall of the Soviet Union.
The surplus of deaths over births is staggering.
Some of the causes are thought to be the heavy consumption
of alcohol, air and water pollution by the government, high levels
of depression and the shortcomings of the Russian health care system.
There is a fear among government authorities that
there be serious consequences for the Russian economy and its position
in the world if this trend persists.
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