An astounding 70% of Russian pregnancies end in abortion, taking stereotypical Russian fatalism to new depths. Russian men have a life expectancy on par with Bangladeshis.

Young people are emigrating out of Russia fast. In fact, her population is plummeting by 700,000 people a year and is already 5 million below its peak of 15 years ago. Given the sky-high abortion rate, very low birthrate, and rapid emigration of young people, Russia is aging fast. In 20 years, one out of four Russians will be 60 or over. Men in particular are dropping like flies: There are only 86.6 men for every 100 women in Russia (in the United States, it’s 96.8).
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