During the first quarter the death rate in Russia rose by 3.7% – Moskovsky Komsomolets

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Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Wednesday that in the first four months of 2015 the mortality rate in Russia rose by 3.7 %. He noted that in this whole situation must be “the most capital way to understand».

«Last year, the death rate began to increase, and already in the first four months of this year – January and April – this figure rose by 3 7%. Let’s face it, there are different hypotheses about the reasons for the growth, including the consequence of increased life expectancy, and for obvious reasons, as a consequence of the aging population, the increase in the number of deaths. There is an epidemic problem, there are social problems and medical factors that differ quite dramatically across our territories, “- Medvedev said at a conference on the problems of population policy.

Medvedev considers it necessary to prepare a set of measures to reduce mortality in regions until 2018, he said, the problem is complex, including social and medical. “Doctors in our favor, we will continue to take measures to support them, including increased salaries and so on, but doctors should be aware that they are well-known professional responsibility, which can be different – from administrative to criminal prosecution. In this regard, I believe that all the accountability measures should be applied, “- said the head of government.