Russia Then and Now

Sunday, December 24, 2006

Life expectancy at birth

1992 -- Males: 61.9; Females: 73.7

2004 -- Males: 58.9; Females: 72.3

Births per 1,000 people

1992 -- 10.7

2005 -- 10.2

Deaths per 1,000 people

1992 -- 12.2

2005 -- 16.1

Causes of death

per 100,000 people

Accidents, poisonings and injuries

1992 -- 173

2005 -- 221

Alcohol poisoning

1992 -- 18

2005 -- 29

Homicides

1992 -- 23

2005 -- 25

Per capita gross domestic product

(U.S. dollars)

1993 -- 1,238.72

2005 -- 5,348.90

Average square meters of living space per inhabitant

1992 -- 16.8

2005 -- 20.8

From a survey of annual household budgets, percentage of income

spent on:

TVs and radio sets, recreational items

1995 -- 3.9

2005 -- 5.2

Alcoholic beverages

1995 -- 2.5

2005 -- 1.9

Personal computers

per 100 households

1995 -- N/A

2004 -- 20

Passenger cars per 100 households

1995 -- 18

2004 -- 33

Videotape recorders and video cameras per 100 households

1995 -- 15

2004 -- 62

SOURCES: "Russia in Figures 2006," Russia's Federal State Statistics Service; International Monetary Fund