Why is Russian life expectancy lower than that of China?

1, premature death due to drinking (the most important reason)

According to statistics, the per capita beer consumption of Russians is about 66 liters per year, almost twice that of 10 years ago. 20 1 1 year, Russians drink 1000 billion liters of beer alone. According to the common 330ml canned beer, every Russian drinks more than 2 1 1 can on average at 201year.

However, for Russians who drink a lot, the health problems caused by excessive drinking are becoming more and more serious. According to the estimation of the Russian Ministry of Health, there is now one alcoholic in every seven Russians, and as many as 40,000 people die every year due to excessive drinking.

The Lancet, an authoritative medical journal, published a research result in June 20 14, saying that drinking a lot of alcoholic beverages (especially vodka) leads to a high risk of premature death of Russians. According to this large-scale study involving 1.5 1 10,000 men, which lasted for 10 years, the overall average life expectancy of Russian men is 64 years, and a quarter of Russian men die before the age of 55, and alcoholism is the main reason. Those who drink three or more bottles of vodka a week have a 35% risk of dying before the age of 55. Causes of death include liver disease and alcoholism. Many people died in accidents or drunken violence.

According to a report of the World Health Organization, countries with per capita drinking more than 18 liters will gradually decline. The per capita alcohol consumption in Russia is 17 liter. Statistics show that the Russian population has dropped sharply in the past few years, mainly due to alcoholism. According to two reports published in 2005, Russia's population and life expectancy have been declining continuously. According to the report, since 1990, the population of Russia has dropped from about10.50 billion to10.40 billion, mainly due to cardiovascular diseases, accidents and alcoholism. The life expectancy of Russian men is only 58 years, which is the lowest among European men.

2, died of alcohol-related accidents or behavior.

For example, driving a vehicle after drinking, falling down in the snow after being drunk and freezing to death; Drunk violence, etc. It is also the main reason for the decrease in life expectancy!

Step 3 smoke

Russian men often smoke while drinking. This not only makes Russia one of the countries with the shortest life expectancy in the world, but also one of the countries with the largest life expectancy gap between men and women (generally, the gap between men and women is 3-6 years old, and Russia is 1 1 year). There is only one culprit: drinking. Many Russian women also smoke. It will also lead to a shorter life span.

4. Economy

Russia's economy is terrible. A few years ago, when the Crimean conflict broke out between Russia and Ukraine, Russia's per capita GDP was still around $654.38 +0.5 million. Now, due to European and American sanctions, the per capita GDP has shrunk to about $654.38+$5,000, which is similar to that of China ($9,300).

And just a few years ago, China was less than half of Russian! So when the economy is depressed, people naturally drink too much and get drunk.

5. Others

For example, the ratio of men to women is unbalanced and the urbanization rate is too high; The latitude is too high (the fertility rate in countries with high latitude is not high) and so on!