Between 1995-2002, 99% of all births in Russia were attended by skilled health personnel, while the number of physicians per 100,000 people was 420 between 1990-2003, and the number of people with sustainable access to affordable essential drugs in 1999 was between 50-79% (http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/cty/cty_f_RUS.html)."

Nutrition, Water and Smoking

The United Nations reports that in 2000, 99% of Russia's population had "sustainable access to an improved water source. Between 1999-2001, 4% of the population was undernourished, while between 1995-2002 of all children under the age of 5, 3% were underweight and 13% were under height for their age group. From 1998-2002, 6% of all infants in Russia were born with low birth weight (http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/cty/cty_f_RUS.html)."

One of the leading, preventable health risks is smoking.

In 2000, 10% of all adult Russian women smoked, compared to 63% of all adult men (http://hdr.undp.org/statistics/data/cty/cty_f_RUS.html)." This illustrates why men may be more likely to suffer from...
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