As of the 1st January of 2011 Ukraine's 
              population was estimated at 45633,6 thsd. persons. During 2011 the 
              population decreased by 144,9 thsd. people, that amounted to 3,1 
              persons per 1000 population. At the same time a natural increase 
              of the population was registered in eight regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, 
              Zakarpattya, Rivne, Volyn, , Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, ñity of 
              Kyiv and Sevastopol (from 5,4 to 0,3 persons per 1000 population). 
             
                The population decline by was exclusively due 
              to natural decrease – 162,0 thsd. persons, at the same time the 
              migration gain – 17,1 thsd. persons was registered.  
               
                     In comparison with 2010 the volume 
              of a natural decrease reduced by 38,5 thsd. persons, or from 4,4 
              to 3,5 persons per 1000 population. A natural decrease of the population 
              was registered in the 22 Ukraine`s regions, but only in the city 
              of Kyiv, Zakarpattya, Rivne, Volyn and Chernivtsi regions a natural 
              increase of the population 5018, 3872, 3529, 778 and 89 persons, 
              respectively) was registered.  
               
                   
                  A natural movement of the population in 2011 
              was characterized by the increase of birth and decrease death rates.A 
              significant surplus of the number of deaths over the number of live 
              birth remains: 100 deaths per 76 live births. 
              
             
            
               
                |   | 
                Total, 
                  thsd. | 
                 
                  2011 in % versus 2010 | 
                Per 
                  1000 persons 1 | 
               
               
                |  2011 | 
                 2010 | 
                 2011 | 
                 2010 | 
               
              
                | Live births | 
                502,6 | 
                497,7 | 
                101,0 | 
                11,0 | 
                10,8 | 
               
              
                |  incl. dead births | 
                31582 | 
                33002 | 
                95,7 | 
                6,23 | 
                6,63 | 
               
              
                | Deaths  | 
                664,6 | 
                698,2 | 
                95,2 | 
                14,5 | 
                15,2 | 
               
              
                | incl. infants under 
                  1 year of age | 
                45112 | 
                45642 | 
                98,8 | 
                9,14 | 
                9,14 | 
               
              
                | Natural decrease | 
                162,0 | 
                200,5 | 
                80,8 | 
                3,5 | 
                4,4 | 
               
             
 
             
              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 birthsõ 
                
              
  
            
                   There was a significant difference in the 
            birth rate between Ukraine's regions: from 9,1‰ in Sumy region to 
            15,3 in Rivne region that reflect the data in the table below. 
            
             
               
                | Birth 
                  rate per 1000 persons1, ‰ | 
                Regions 
                  with corresponding birth rate | 
               
                
              
                | 11,0
             
                 | 
                Ukraine | 
               
              
                | Up to 10,0 | 
                Sumy, Chernihiv, 
                  Luhans`k, Donets`k, Poltava, Kharkiv, Cherkasy, Donets`k | 
               
              
                | 10,0-10,9 
                 | 
                Zaporizhzhya, 
                  Kirovohrad, Vinnytsya, Dnipropetrovs`k  | 
               
              
                | 11,0-11,9  | 
                Mykolayiv, Khmel`nyts`kyyi, 
                  Ternopil, Kherson, Sevastopol` (city council), L`viv, the city 
                  of Kyiv, Kyiv, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Zhytomyr  | 
               
              
                | 12,0-12,9  | 
                ²Ivano-Frankivs`k, 
                  Odesa, Chernivtsi | 
               
              
                | Over 12,9 
                 | 
                 Zakarpattya, 
                  Volyn`, Rivne | 
               
                         
             The death rate decreased from 15,2 ‰ in 2010 to 14,5 - in 2011. 
              The heighest death rate was registered in Chernihiv region (18,5‰), 
              the lowest - in the city of Kyiv (9,6‰). 
            
               
                | Death 
                  rate per 1000 persons1, ‰ | 
                Regions 
                  with corresponding death rate | 
               
                
               
                | 14,5 | 
                Ukraine | 
               
               
                | Up to 
                  13,6 | 
                the city 
                  of Kyiv, Zakarpattya, Ivano-Frankivs`k, L`viv, Chernivtsi, Rivne, 
                  Volyn | 
               
               
                | 13,6-14,5 | 
                Ternopil, 
                  Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Odesa, Sevastopol` (city council) | 
               
               
                | 14,6-15,5 | 
                Kherson, 
                  Kharkiv, Mykolayiv, Zaporizhzhya, Khmel`nyts`kyyi, Vinnytsya | 
               
               
                | 15,6-16,5 | 
                Dnipropetrovs`k, 
                  Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Donets`k, Sumy, Cherkasy, Luhans`k, Poltava | 
               
               
                | Over 
                  16,5 | 
                Kirovohrad, 
                  Chernihiv | 
               
             
            
                In 2011 there were registered 3158 cases of 
              dead births, that is by 142 cases less compared to the corresponding 
              period of the preceding year. The number of infant deaths under 
              1 year of age deacreased by 53cases.  
                  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. There remains a significant 
              part of infants (4,8%) whose death cause was not determined by medical 
              personnel. 
 
 
                  Among death causes of the population of Ukraine 
              in 2011 as in 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 
                 | 
               
               
                |  2011 | 
                 2010 | 
                 2011 | 
                 2010 | 
                 2011 | 
                 2010 | 
               
              
                | Total 
                  deaths  | 
                664588 | 
                698235 | 
                100,0 | 
                100,0 | 
                1454,0 | 
                1522,2 | 
               
              
                 among 
                  them from  
                  diseases of blood circulatory system  | 
                440352 | 
                465093 | 
                66,3 | 
                66,6 | 
                963,4 | 
                1013,9 | 
               
              
                | malignant 
                  neoplasms or cancer | 
                88889 | 
                88767 | 
                13,4 | 
                12,7 | 
                194,5 | 
                193,5 | 
               
              
                | external 
                  causes | 
                41817 | 
                43955 | 
                6,3 | 
                6,3 | 
                91,5 | 
                95,8 | 
               
              
                among 
                  them from 
                  lethal traffic accidents | 
                5791 | 
                5916 | 
                0,9 | 
                0,8 | 
                12,7 | 
                12,9 | 
               
              
                | accidental 
                  drownings and submersions | 
                2597 | 
                3211 | 
                0,4 | 
                0,5 | 
                5,7 | 
                7,0 | 
               
              
                | accidental 
                  poisonings and effects of alcohol  | 
                3882 | 
                4504 | 
                0,6 | 
                0,6 | 
                8,5 | 
                9,8 | 
               
              
                | intentional 
                  self-harm | 
                8952 | 
                9091 | 
                1,3 | 
                1,3 | 
                19,6 | 
                19,8 | 
               
              
                | consequences 
                  of an attack with the intention of murder or injury | 
                2519 | 
                2768 | 
                0,4 | 
                0,4 | 
                5,5 | 
                6,0 | 
               
              
                | diseases 
                  of the digestive system | 
                25241 | 
                26817 | 
                3,8 | 
                3,8 | 
                55,2 | 
                58,5 | 
               
              
                | diseases 
                  of the respiratory system  | 
                17774 | 
                19480 | 
                2,7 | 
                2,8 | 
                38,9 | 
                42,5 | 
               
             
            
                     In 2011 in 12 regions there 
              was an increase of migration and in 15 a decrease of migration was 
              observed. 
              
             
            
               
                |   | 
                Total, thsd. | 
                 2011 
                  in % versus 
                  2010  
                 | 
                Per 1000 persons1  | 
               
               
                |  2011 | 
                 2010 | 
                 2011 | 
                2010 | 
               
               
                | All migration flows | 
               
               
                | arrivals | 
                669,4 | 
                683,4 | 
                97,9 | 
                146,4 | 
                149,0 | 
               
               
                | departures | 
                652,3 | 
                667,3 | 
                97,7 | 
                142,7 | 
                145,5 | 
               
               
                | migration increase (decrease) 
                 | 
                17,1 | 
                16,1 | 
                106,0 | 
                3,7 | 
                3,5 | 
               
               
                | Internal 
                  migration | 
               
               
                | arrivals | 
                637,7 | 
                652,6 | 
                97,7 | 
                139,5 | 
                142,3 | 
               
               
                | departures | 
                637,7 | 
                652,6 | 
                97,7 | 
                139,5 | 
                142,3 | 
               
               
                | migration increase (decrease) 
                 | 
                õ | 
                õ | 
                õ | 
                õ | 
                õ | 
               
               
                | External migration  | 
               
              
                | arrivals | 
                31,7 | 
                30,8 | 
                102,8 | 
                6,9 | 
                6,7 | 
               
              
                | departures | 
                14,6 | 
                14,7 | 
                99,4 | 
                3,2 | 
                3,2 | 
               
              
                | migration increase (decrease) 
                 | 
                17,1 | 
                16,1 | 
                106,0 | 
                3,7 | 
                3,5 | 
               
             
                Almost a half of people arrived in Ukraine have 
            registered their place of residence in 5 regions: in the city of Kyiv, 
            Odesa,Donets`k, Autonomic Republic of Crimea and Dnipropetrovs`k regions.
             
                Among those who arrived in Ukraine during 2011 
            the immigrants from the CIS countries constituted 76,0%, from other 
            countries - 24,0%. Among those who left Ukraine 44,9 % moved to the 
            CIS countries and 55,1% - to other countries.   
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