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Current topic: Nuptiality and fertility in Belarus

• Nuptiality in Belarus is reducing and shifting towards older ages
• A large number of marriages fail because of divorce or widowhood, which is only partially compensated by remarriages
• The composition of the population by marital status
• Despite some growth, fertility in Belarus remains low
• The influence of marital status on fertility

Eurasian demographic barometer

• According to UN estimates, life expectancy at birth in the CIS countries in 2005-2010 ranged from 65 to 74 years
• Infant mortality rate ranges from 7 per 1000 live births in Belarus to 56 in Tajikistan, whereas under-five mortality rate ranges from 9 in Belarus to 73 in Tajikistan
• In the European Union 20% of deaths concern ages below 65, whereas in the CIS the rates vary from 29% in Armenia to 65% in Tajikistan
• In 2001-2009 56-58% of deaths in the CIS were caused by circulatory system diseases, and 12-13% by cancer
• Mortality from external causes and social illnesses in the CIS countries remains high especially among men
• During the years 2001-2009, the incidence of respiratory and circulatory system diseases of the CIS population has increased by more than a quarter

Analytical articles

• The dynamics of population size and structure in Belarus
• The problem of measuring the population of Belarus
• The demographic situation in Belarus: trends and challenges
• Targets of population policy: did we make the right choice?
• Young family as an object / subject of family policy
• Life science. Interview with E.Andreyev

Take care of women!

• 30 years of HIV infection
• Religiosity of American women does not interfere with the use of contraception

Recent polls

• How many potential emigrants are there in Russia?
• Drug addiction among other social problems
• What effect will the increase in excise duties on tobacco and alcohol have?
• Does Russia respect children’s rights?
• Changes in the Labor Code: pros and cons
• Domestic affairs: who does what in the Russian family

Russian news

• Neonatal mortality rate in Russia will be reduced to the average European level by 2015
• All-Russian agricultural census will be held in Russia in July 2014
• The State Duma intends to create a single database of all who perished in World War II
• Could Russia develop as rapidly as Brazil, India and China?
• The government will deal with the laws that hinder business activities
• Changes in the Tax Code are meant to create favorable conditions for innovation
• The best option to reduce premium rates should be chosen by June 22
• The government is preparing to finally secure the right of private land ownership
• Minimum wage in Russia increased to 4611 roubles
• Will the Government revisit the issue of raising the retirement age not sooner than in 5 years?
• The State Duma will grant deferment of military service to 18-year old school leavers
• A standard on the free provision of land to large families has been introduced in the Land Code
• Children from nearby houses will be given priority in school enrollment
• The State Duma proposes increasing fines for employers violating labor safety rules
• Russian Interior Ministry calls for a more careful choice of work abroad
• A step by step plan for the transition of Russia and the EU to a visa-free regime will be coordinated before the end of July
• The government prepares a new federal target program on the Russian language
• Nearly 1700 children died in the hands of criminals last year
• Non-commercial organizations will receive half a billion roubles for HIV prevention
• 60% of Russians want to quit smoking
• Russian Orthodox Church opposed the compulsory testing of pupils for drugs
• Only 22% first-form school children in Russia are completely healthy
• Every 10th mother in Russia is on maternity leave for at least six months
• The State Duma will finalize the anti-abortion draft law
• Ten thousand Russian schools will be adapted to persons with disabilities within five years
• The bill on the principles of public healthcare was only supported by "United Russia"

Eurasian news

• The number of children in Belarus in 10 years has decreased by almost 30%
• Every fifth Moldovan is a minor
• The oldest woman in Georgia is 119
• Turkmenistan is preparing for the Population and Housing Census
• The level of poverty in Kyrgyzstan increased by 2%
• GDP growth in Georgia in 2010 amounted to 6.3%
• Wages in Belarus have depreciated by half
• Occupational pensions in Belarus will rise at the average by 13,7% from June 1
• Ukrainian government expects the law on pension reform to be adopted before July 4
• In Ukraine, it is impossible to raise pensions, while the economy is off-the-books
• More Ukrainian pensioners continue to work
• No alternative for the changes in the pension system of Ukraine?
• Azerbaijan adopts a unified pension system
• Low-income persons in Belarus will not stay without support
• Belarus will increase benefits for birth and parenting
• Moldova will make answerable parents for late registration of their newborns
• About 25% of the population in Kazakhstan is occupied in small and medium business
• The number of unemployed is growing in Moldova
• In four months of 2011 in Belarus there were more people fired than hired
• Everything is still in order at the official labor market in Minsk
• 143.6 thousand jobs were created for graduates in Uzbekistan
• Uzbekistan denies the allegations in the mass coercion of children to agricultural activities
• Yanukovich has endorsed the concept of migration policy
• Moldovan migrant workers started sending home more money
• 43 people have already died from AIDS in Georgia in 2011
• The number of HIV-infected persons in Kyrgyzstan has increased by 44 people within a month
• Religious confessions in Azerbaijan unite in the fight against abortions
• In every region of Ukraine will have perinatal centers

World news

• Estonian population continues to decline
• 18% of Cubans are over 60
• The number of children and adolescents in Lithuania has declined by 18% within six years
• Even 20-30 years won’t be enough to increase fertility in Latvia
• Every third child in Lithuania is born out of wedlock
• Residents of Malta have held a referendum on the right to divorce
• The Lithuanian parliament has raised the retirement age to 65 years
• 8 million Africans require urgent humanitarian aid
• The number of unemployed in Latvia is still high
• U.S. jobs appear, but slower than before
• Is Latvia facing a wave of immigration?
• Most of the Estonian emigrants are young people aged 20 to 30
• Could Lithuania ask the EU for compensation for the education of immigrants?
• Turkey will leave the border open to refugees from Syria
• The UN General Assembly will examine the effectiveness of combat against AIDS
• The number of patients receiving medication for HIV infection has increased significantly
• One billion people in the world may die from smoking in the XXI century
• UK intends to eliminate smoking completely by 2050
• Australia prepares to de-identify tobacco products
• China has enacted the first law against passive smoking
• German teenagers started smoking and drinking alcohol less than before
• Within a year more than a million Britons were hospitalized due to alcohol abuse
• UN denied the proposal to legalize drugs
• Nearly 70% of the residents of the Dominican Republic are overweight
• Health of every tenth patient is damaged in Portuguese hospitals
• The number of earthquake victims in Japan has exceeded 15.3 thousand people
• Tornado caused 138 deaths in Missouri
• Sign language has got an official status in Iceland
• Typical spouses quarrel about 7 times a day

Newspapers write about ...

• "Vedomosti" about human development in the CIS
• "Zavtra tvoyey strany" about fertility in Belarus
• "Nashe mneniye" about the demographic problems in Belarus
• "Georgiatimes.info" about the demographic situation in Georgia
• "Denh" about health and mortality of the Ukrainian population
• "Gazeta.Ru" about fertility in Russia
• "Parlamentskaya gazeta" about the maternity capital
• "Rossiyskaya gazeta" about the draft law on abortion limitation
• "Belorusskiye novosti" about domestic violence in Belarus
• "Rossiyskaya gazeta" about organized attraction of labor migrants
• "Moskovskiye novosti" about the limitations of internal control of migration in Russia
• "Novaya gazeta" and "Vedomosti" about emigration from Russia
• "Belorusskiye novosti" about a possible increase in emigration from Belarus
• "The Washington Times" about the threat of exodus of refugees from Yemen
• "RT" about migration and political debates in France
• "Telegraph" about taxes on Latvian citizens working overseas
• "HSE in St.Petersburg" about the study of children of migrants
• "Ogonek" about the pension system and the economy of Russia
• "Kommersant" about the retirement age in Russia
• "FINANCE.UA" about innovations in the pension reform in Ukraine
• "Vedomosti" about the career problems of young people
• "Belorusskiye novosti" about the problems of children in Belarus
• "Novye izvestiya" about the availability of housing in Russia
• "Polit.ru" about the Arab revolutions
• "Svobodnaya pressa" about life expectancy of the elite
• "Dengi" about the price of human life
• "Novaya gazeta" about the results of the 2010 census
• "Novaya gazeta" about the peculiarities of Soviet authorities' attitude to family relations
• "Lenta.Ru" about the permission to divorce in Malta
• "Financial Times" about tsunami and the bonds of Hymen
• "Los Angeles Times" about the "birthday" of AIDS
• "Der Spiegel" about the intestinal infection in Europe
• "Los Angeles Times" about the right to die
• "Rossiyskaya gazeta" about one demographic summit
• "The Times" about the world food problem

Recent publications

• The main challenges of demographic security: similarities and differences in Moldova and Belarus
• Tajikistan: a healthcare system overview
• The Slavic population of Kazakhstan in XVIII-XX centuries: Historical and demographic research
• Appraisal of medical technologies and the forming of healthcare policy in Europe
• Helping patients with chronic conditions
• Through the pages of magazines "Journal of the New Economic Association", "Medico-Social Expert Evaluation and Rehabilitation" and "Therapeutic Archives"
• Contents of the journal “Demography”

Profession: Researcher

• 80 years since the birth of Galina Litvinova

New in the Reading Room

• Series "New in Foreign Demography" - end
• Statistical analysis in demography

Satirical column

• Abortions and the extent of its *negative* impact on fertility in Belarus

Students’ Page

• Selected essays. Migration studies in Russian Censuses
• About the Masters Program in Demography
• Masters Program from the students' point of view

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