In 2016, Ukraine was on the fourth place in Europe among countries with a high mortality rate. On average, EU countries live 13 years longer than in our country.

Today writes about this.

The main cause of death in Ukraine is called so-called self-destructive behavior. According to official data for the past year, the number of Ukrainians was reduced by 180 thousand people.

It is noted that men live less in all countries of the world, but the biologically normal difference in life expectancy ranges from two to five years. In Ukraine, men live almost ten years less than women.

The risk for men to die before the age of 60 is 40%, while in Switzerland, only 8% of men do not live to 60 years of age. Such data mean that out of 100 born boys in Ukraine, only 60 will survive to retirement, and in Switzerland - 92.

"Particularly dangerous part of life from 40 to 60 years. This is just a national catastrophe, while the situation has not changed at all since 1985, "commented the country's main demographer Ella Libanova.

It is noted that the most dangerous for Ukrainians is not war, but negligent attitude to their health.

Women more often diagnose some diseases than men, experts write, but only because men are much less likely to go to medical institutions.

Another problem is called alcoholism, as Ukraine ranks second in the world in terms of mortality from alcohol.

Last year, the newspaper writes, 411.8 thousand people were born in Ukraine, and 594.8 thousand died. The reason for this is that modern Ukrainians are slow to start large families. In addition, women give birth later. For example, compared with 1990, the number of Ukrainians who decide to give birth after 45 years, quadrupled.

As reported by the "Observer", according to the UN, Ukraine holds a leading position in terms of maternal mortality rates in comparison with other European countries.

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