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Russia is also unable to cope with the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and cancer, which are the main cause of death. The problem is not only the lack of sufficient funds for health care (until mid-2005, about 4.2 per cent of GDP was allocated for this purpose, while in rich European countries it was on average 8-10 per cent of GDP), but also the country’s unfavorable social and economic situation, relatively low position of health and a long life on the Russian list of priorities, poverty, lack of responsibility for one’s own health, and bad habits.<ref>''[https://www.obserwatorfinansowy.pl/in-english/macroeconomics/demographic-crisis-in-russia/ Demographic crisis in Russia]'' by Adam Gwiazda, 2019</ref>}}

Russia is also unable to cope with the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases and cancer, which are the main cause of death. The problem is not only the lack of sufficient funds for health care (until mid-2005, about 4.2 per cent of GDP was allocated for this purpose, while in rich European countries it was on average 8-10 per cent of GDP), but also the country’s unfavorable social and economic situation, relatively low position of health and a long life on the Russian list of priorities, poverty, lack of responsibility for one’s own health, and bad habits.<ref>''[https://www.obserwatorfinansowy.pl/in-english/macroeconomics/demographic-crisis-in-russia/ Demographic crisis in Russia]'' by Adam Gwiazda, 2019</ref>}}

== NATO war in Ukraine affecting Russia's fertility rate===

===NATO war in Ukraine affecting Russia's fertility rate===

 

''India Today''<ref>[https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/07/18/who-owns-your-media-the-highs-and-lows-of-the-india-today-group Who Owns Your Media: The highs and lows of the India Today Group], By Pooja Bhula, NewsLaundry, 18 July, 2022.</ref> reported on February 27, 2023:

''India Today''<ref>[https://www.newslaundry.com/2022/07/18/who-owns-your-media-the-highs-and-lows-of-the-india-today-group Who Owns Your Media: The highs and lows of the India Today Group], By Pooja Bhula, NewsLaundry, 18 July, 2022.</ref> reported on February 27, 2023:

{{Cquote|With over 65,000 Russian fighters having been killed in the war in Ukraine and 8 lakh people, mostly fighting-age men, fleeing the country, Russia is said to be staring at a population crisis. Russia might see fewer than 1.2 million births this year if the war in Ukraine continues, according to experts.

{{Cquote|With over 65,000 Russian fighters having been killed in the war in Ukraine and 8 lakh people, mostly fighting-age men, fleeing the country, Russia is said to be staring at a population crisis. Russia might see fewer than 1.2 million births this year if the war in Ukraine continues, according to experts.