**Life Expectancy Trends in Russia:**
– Life expectancy in Russia is 70.06 years as of 2021.
– Russia’s historical maximum life expectancy was 73.3 years in 2019.
– Life expectancy decreased by 1.8 years in 2020 and a further 1.48 years in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
– Regional differences in COVID-19’s impact on life expectancy varied significantly.
– Healthy life expectancy (HALE) in Russia in 2019 was 64.2 years.
**Regional Variances in Life Expectancy:**
– Life expectancy varies greatly between regions in Russia.
– Predominantly Muslim regions like the North Caucasus have higher life expectancies.
– Ingushetia is considered a blue zone due to promising life expectancy statistics.
– Life expectancy is relatively low in many regions of the Russian Far East.
– Chukotka has the lowest life expectancy in Russia as of 2022.
**Urban vs. Rural Life Expectancy Differences:**
– On average, Russians in towns live slightly longer than those in rural areas.
– Some regions show the opposite pattern or vary in different years.
– Cities of federal importance have relatively high life expectancies.
– In some regions, life expectancy scales lean differently in urban and rural areas.
– Annual estimates of life expectancy are provided by the World Health Organization.
**Official Russian Data 2021:**
– Rosstat published data on life expectancy by federal subjects in 2022.
– The next release of official Russian data is expected in 2024.
– The data includes life expectancy figures for various federal subjects in 2021.
– Population data for 2021 is also included in the report.
– Historical data on life expectancy for comparison is provided.
**Gender Disparities in Life Expectancy:**
– Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus exhibit the world’s highest difference in life expectancy between men and women.
– According to the WHO, healthy life expectancy for men in Russia was 60.7 years in 2019.
– Women in Russia had a healthy life expectancy of 67.5 years in 2019.
– The disparity in life expectancy between genders is significant in these countries.
– Gender gaps in life expectancy are a notable feature in the region.
Life expectancy in Russia is 70.06 years, according to official data for 2021. Russia's historical maximum life expectancy was 73.3 years, achieved in 2019. Life expectancy decreased by 1.8 years in 2020 and a further 1.48 years in 2021, due largely to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on Russia's aging society. There have been significant regional differences in COVID-19's impact on life expectancy, with this indicator decreasing by 2.42 years in Voronezh Oblast while simultaneously increasing by 0.89 years in Chechnya during this period.[citation needed]
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Duration of life in Russia varies greatly between regions. Russians in the predominantly Muslim, abstinent North Caucasus and in cities of federal importance have relatively high life expectancies, and Ingushetia is considered a "blue zone" due to its especially promising statistics.[citation needed] Life expectancy is relatively low in many regions of the Russian Far East, and as of 2022 Chukotka has the lowest life expectancy in Russia.
On average, Russians in towns live slightly longer than those in rural areas. However, in some regions the opposite pattern is observed, or scales in different years leans on different sides.
Annual estimates of life expectancy are provided by the World Health Organization. According to the WHO, healthy life expectancy (HALE) in Russia in 2019 was 64.2 years: 60.7 for men and 67.5 for women. Also according to the WHO, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus exhibit the world's highest difference in life expectancy between women and men.