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 Institute for Demography and Social Studies named after M.V. Ptukha of the NAS of Ukraine
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Demographic situation in Ukraine in January-August 2011 ðîêó

(from Reports "Socio-economic situation of Ukraine in January-September 2011" )

    As of the 1st September of 2011 Ukraine's population was estimated at 45668,0 thsd. persons. During January-August 2011 the population decreased by 110,5 thsd. people, that amounted to 3,6 persons per 1000 population.

    The population decline by was exclusively due to natural decrease – 121,5 thsd. people, at the same time the migration gain – 11, 0 thsd. people was registered.

    Compared to January-August by 2010 the volume of a natural decrease grew up by 20,6 thsd. people, or from 4,6 to 4,o ‰. A natural decrease of the population was registered in the 23 regions of Ukraine, and only in the city of Kyiv, Rivne, Zakarpattya and Volyn` regions a natural increase of the population (2774, 1824, 1823 and 340 people, respectively) was registered.

    A natural movement of the population in January-August 2011 was characterized by the decrease of birth and death rates. A significant surplus of the number of deaths over the number of live birth remains: 100 deaths per 73 live births.

  Total, thsd. January-August 2011 in % versus January-August 2010 Per 1000 persons 1
January-August 2011 January-August 2010 January-August 2011 January-August 2010
Live births 327,4 330,0 99,2 10,7 10,8
incl. dead births 20952 22222 94,3 6,43 6,73
Deaths 448,9 472,1 95,1 14,7 15,4
incl. infants under 1 year of age 30112 30472 98,8 9,14 9,04
Natural decrease 121,5 142,1 85,5 4,0 4,6
1Here and further in the section the indicators are given per year, calculated per actual population.
2Persons (units)
3 Per 1000 live births and dead births
4 Per 1000 live births


     There was a significant difference in the birth rate between Ukraine's regions: from 8,9‰ in Sumy region to 14,0 in Rivne region that reflect the data in the table below.

Birth rate
per 1000 persons1, ‰
Regions with corresponding birth rate
10,7 Ukraine
Up to 9,7 Sumy, Chernihiv, Luhans`k, Donets`k, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Poltava
9,7-10,6 Zaporizhzhya, Kirovohrad, Dnipropetrovs`k, Mykolayiv, Kherson, Sevastopol` (city council)
10,7-11,6 Vinnytsya, Khmel`nyts`kyyi, Ternopil, the city of Kyiv, ,Kyiv, L`viv, Autonomous Republic of Crimea
11,7-12,6 Zhytomyr, Ivano-Frankivs`k, Odesa, Chernivtsi
Over 12,6

Zakarpattya, Volyn`, Rivne

The death rate decreased from 15,4 ‰ in January-August of 2010 to 14,7 - in January-August of 2011. The heighest death rate was registered in Chernihiv region (18,5‰), the lowest - in the city of Kyiv (9,7‰).

Death rate per 1000 persons 1, ‰ Regions with corresponding death rate
14,7 Ukraine
Up to 13,8 the city of Kyiv, Zakarpattya, Ivano-Frankivs`k, L`viv, Chernivtsi, Rivne, Volyn`,
13,8-14,7 Ternopil, Odesa, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol` (city council)
14,8-15,7 Kharkiv, Kherson, Mykolayiv, Zaporizhzhya, Khmel`nyts`kyyi, Vinnytsya, Kyiv
15,8-16,7 Dnipropetrovs`k, Zhytomyr, Donets`k, Sumy, Cherkasy, Luhans`k, Poltava
Over 16,7 Kirovohrad, Chernihiv


     In January-August 2011 there were registered 2095 cases of dead births, that is by 127 cases less compared to the corresponding period of the preceding year. The number of infant deaths under 1 year of age deacreased by 36 cases.

     The leading causes of infant death under 1 year of age were: certain conditions arising in the perinatal period; congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (congenital abnormalities); external death causes; some infectious and parasitic diseases; diseases of the nervous system; diseases of the respiratory system as illustrated in the diagram below. There remains a significant part of infants (4,6 %.) whose death cause was not determined by medical personnel.

     Among death causes of the population of Ukraine in January-August of 2011 as in January-August of 2010 the diseases of blood circulatory system ranked first, neoplasms followed second and external causes took third.

  Persons In % to the total Per 100 thsd. people1
January-August 2011 January-August 2010 January-August 2011 January-August 2010 January-August 2011 January-August 2010
Total deaths 448878 472077 100,0 100,0 1474,6 1544,9
among them from
diseases of blood circulatory system
298707 315605 66,5 66,9 981,3 1032,9
malignant neoplasms or cancer 59135 59066 13,2 12,5 194,2 193,3
external causes 27844 29104 6,2 6,2 91,5 95,2
among them from
lethal traffic accidents
3276 3399 0,7 0,7 10,8 11,1
accidental drownings and submersions 2082 2686 0,5 0,6 6,8 8,8
accidental poisonings and effects of alcohol 2506 2597 0,6 0,6 8,2 8,5
intentional self-harm 6239 6318 1,4 1,3 20,5 20,7
consequences of an attack with the intention of murder or injury 1701 1866 0,4 0,4 5,6 6,1
diseases of the digestive system 16436 17618 3,7 3,7 54,0 57,7
diseases of the respiratory system 12207 12903 2,7 2,7 40,1 42,2

    In January-August 2011 in 21 regions and in 6 regions there was a decrease of migration.

  Total, thsd. January-August 2011
in % versus
January-August 2010
Per 1000 persons1
January-August 2011 January-August 2010 January-August 2011 January-August 2010
All migration flows
arrivals 383,2 373,4 102,6 125,9 122,2
departures 372,2 362,9 102,5 122,3 118,8
migration increase (decrease) 11,0 10,5 104,3 3,6 3,4
Internal migration
arrivals 362,8 353,4 102,6 119,2 115,7
departures 362,8 353,4 102,6 119,2 115,7
migration increase (decrease) õ õ õ õ õ
External migration
arrivals 20,4 20,0 101,9 6,7 6,5
departures 9,4 9,5 99,1 3,1 3,1
migration increase (decrease) 11,0 10,5 104,3 3,6 3,4


    Almost a half of people arrived in Ukraine have registered their place of residence in 5 regions: in the city of Kyiv, Odesa, Autonomic Republic of Crimea, Donets`k and Dnipropetrovs`k regions

    Among those who arrived in Ukraine during January-August of 2011 the immigrants from the CIS countries constituted 77,4 %, from other countries - 22,6%. Among those who left Ukraine 43,7 % moved to the CIS countries and 56,3 % - to other countries.


 
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