Ageing in Russia: a Regional Appraisal

Gietel‐Basten, Stuart; Mau, Vladimir; Sanderson, Warren C.; Scherbov, Sergei; Shulgin, Sergey

doi:10.1007/s12062-019-9238-x

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“…This is important for two reasons. Firstly, this reveals the very unequal experience of COVID-19 across the country and may reflect the heterogeneity of the degree to which medical and public health systems at the regional level may have been affected by the pandemic and other local factors which shaped the regional pandemic experience [ 37 , 38 ]. Secondly, this regional divergence further justifies our methodological approach.…”

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COVID-19 and excess mortality in Russia: Regional estimates of life expectancy losses in 2020 and excess deaths in 2021

Scherbov

Gietel‐Basten²,

Ediev³

et al. 2022

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Accurately counting the human cost of the COVID-19 at both the national and regional level is a policy priority. The Russian Federation currently reports one of the higher COVID-19 mortality rates in the world; but estimates of mortality differ significantly. Using a statistical method accounting for changes in the population age structure, we present the first national and regional estimates of excess mortality for 2021; calculations of excess mortality by age, gender, and urban/rural status for 2020; and mean remaining years of life expectancy lost at the regional level. We estimate that there were 351,158 excess deaths in 2020 and 678,022 in 2021 in the Russian Federation; and, in 2020, around 2.0 years of life expectancy lost. While the Russian Federation exhibits very high levels of excess mortality compared to other countries, there is a wide degree of regional variation: in 2021, excess deaths expressed as a percentage of expected deaths at the regional level range from 27% to 52%. Life expectancy loss is generally greater for males; while excess mortality is greater in urban areas. For Russia as whole, an average person who died due to the pandemic in 2020 would have otherwise lived for a further 14 more years (and as high as 18 years in some regions), disproving the widely held view that excess mortality during the pandemic period was concentrated among those with few years of life remaining–especially for females. At a regional level, less densely populated, more remote regions, rural regions appear to have fared better regarding excess mortality and life expectancy loss–however, a part of this differential could be owing to measurement issues. The calculations demonstrate more clearly the true degree of the human cost of the pandemic in the Russian Federation.

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COVID-19 and excess mortality in Russia: Regional estimates of life expectancy losses in 2020 and excess deaths in 2021

Scherbov

Gietel‐Basten²,

Ediev³

et al. 2022

PLoS ONE

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“…In each case, the “Medium Variant” of mortality and fertility was employed. For a full description of the methodology, please refer to the original article as well as other previous studies . In order to calculate the ratios, it is necessary to use life tables.…”

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Better way to measure ageing in Oceania that takes life expectancy into account

Gietel‐Basten

Scherbov

2019

Australas J Ageing

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Objective The aim of the study was to improve the measurement of ageing in Oceania taking into account characteristics of populations and, in particular, changes in life expectancy. Method Using past and projected life tables, we calculated prospective old age dependency ratios (POADRs) to 2060, placing the boundary to old age at a moving point with a fixed remaining life expectancy (RLE) for thirteen territories of Oceania. Results In some territories, POADRs grow less rapidly than old age dependency ratios (OADRs). For example, in Australia and Guam, the OADR is forecast to increase from 0.20 and 0.07 in 1980, respectively, to 0.45 and 0.39 in 2050‐55, while the POADR is forecast to increase from 0.17 and 0.07 to 0.19 and 0.19, respectively, over the same period. Conclusion Policymakers may consider this more rational approach to measurement when considering holistic policy responses to both current issues relating to ageing and mitigating against future challenges.

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“…This is because of differential mortality among middle-and older-aged males and females (UNPD 2017). In some cases, such as Russia where male mortality is exceptionally high, this so-called 'feministy ratio' can be extremely high indeed (Gietel-Basten et al 2019). The impact of other factors which disproportionately lead to higher male mortality -such as violent conflict and certain diseases -can also exacerbate the femininity ratio.…”

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Considering regional policies towards ageing through a gendered lens

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Gietel‐Basten

2019

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Resumo: É bem conhecido que as populações em todo o mundo -e na Ásia do Pacífico em particularestão envelhecendo e envelhecendo rapidamente. A China não é exceção para isso. Embora tenha sido amplamente aceito que o gênero é uma lente importante para definir e desenvolver políticas apropriadas tanto para a adaptação quanto para a mitigação dos desafios do envelhecimento, o gênero raramente é explicitamente considerado como um vetor de consideração. Neste artigo, demonstramos, para o caso da China, como, ao visualizar essa interseção por meio de uma lente regional, a extensão em que a velhice é "feminizada" difere acentuadamente em todo o país. Em conjunto, isso mostra a importância de se considerar o gênero tanto na velhice quanto nas desigualdades ao longo da vida, na formulação e no desenvolvimento de políticas relativas ao envelhecimento, tanto no nível nacional quanto no regional. Isso é especialmente importante em um país como a China, onde as províncias e outros governos locais geram importantes poderes de formulação de políticas em certas áreas-chave relevantes para o envelhecimento. Palavras-chave : envelhecimento, gênero, China, demografia, saúde.Abstract: It is well known that populations around the world -and in Pacific Asia in particular -are ageing, and ageing rapidly. China is no exception to this. While it has been widely agreed that gender is an important lens through which to define and develop appropriate policies for both adaptation and mitigation of the challenges of ageing, gender is rarely explicitly taken into consideration as a vector of consideration. In this Brazilian Journal of Policy and Development BRJPD | Vol. 1 | n.1 | p. 25 -44, 2019 26 paper, we demonstrate for the case of China how when viewing this intersection through a regional lens, the extent to which old age is 'feminised' differs sharply across the country. Taken together, this shows the importance of considering gender both in old-age, as well as inequalities across the life course, in the formulation and development of policies relating to ageing at both the national and the regional level. This is especially important in a country such as China, where provinces and other local governments yield important policymaking powers in certain key areas relevant to ageing.Resumen: Es bien sabido que las poblaciones de todo el mundo, y en Asia Pacífico en particular, están envejeciendo y envejeciendo rápidamente. China no es una excepción a esto. Si bien se ha aceptado ampliamente que el género es un lente importante para definir y desarrollar políticas apropiadas tanto para la adaptación como para la mitigación de los desafíos del envejecimiento, el género rara vez se considera explícitamente como un vector de consideración. En este artículo, mostramos, para el caso de China, cómo, al ver esta intersección a través de una lente regional, la medida en que la vejez es "feminizada" difiere notablemente en todo el país. En conjunto, esto muestra la importancia de considerar el género tanto en las desigualdades de vejez como de toda ...

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Ageing in Russia: a Regional Appraisal

Cited by 10 publications

References 47 publications

COVID-19 and excess mortality in Russia: Regional estimates of life expectancy losses in 2020 and excess deaths in 2021

COVID-19 and excess mortality in Russia: Regional estimates of life expectancy losses in 2020 and excess deaths in 2021

Better way to measure ageing in Oceania that takes life expectancy into account

Considering regional policies towards ageing through a gendered lens

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