Life expectancy in Russia was 29.6 in the year 1845, and over the course of the next 175 years, it is expected to have increased to 72.3 years by 2020. Generally speaking, Russian life expectancy has increased over this 175 year period, however events such as the World Wars, Russian Revolution and a series of famines caused fluctuations before the mid-twentieth century, where the rate fluctuated sporadically. Between 1945 and 1950, Russian life expectancy more than doubled in this five year period, and it then proceeded to increase until the 1970s, when it then began to fall again. Between 1970 and 2005, the number fell from 68.5 to 65, before it then grew again in more recent years.
Life expectancy (from birth) in Russia, from 1845 to 2020*
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UN DESA, & Gapminder. (June 17, 2019). Life expectancy (from birth) in Russia, from 1845 to 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1041395/life-expectancy-russia-all-time/
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