--- KJ <kjinkhoo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> So, in 1990, the Russian component of the fSU was up
> there with S
> Korea. By 2002, it was considerably behind.
Yeah, sure, no argument there.
>
> It might also be added that the components of the
> HDI that give Russia
> a relatively high score can largely be attributed to
> the fSU, namely
> the literacy and combined education enrolment rate.
Yup.
> The one thing that
> pulls it down considerably is that relating to the
> post-1990 period --
> the fall in life expectancy. This fall in life
> expectancy has Russia
> with a _lower_ life expectancy at birth than Saudia
> Arabia!
The great majority of the Russian premature deaths are middle-aged men dying of cardiovascular problems, i.e., cigarettes and booze, esp. binge drinking. I would assume alcoholism is not a big problem in the land of the Sauds! ;)
Nu, zayats, pogodi!
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