As of the 1st June of 2012 Ukraine's population 
                    was estimated at 45565,9 thsd. persons. During January-May 
                    l 2012 the population decreased by 67,7 thsd. people, that 
                    amounted to 3,6 persons per 1000 population. At the same time 
                    a natural increase of the population was registered in six 
                    regions of Ukraine: Zakarpattya,Volyn, Kyiv, Rivne, ñity of 
                    Kyiv and Sevastopol (from 2,5 to 1,4 persons per 1000 population). 
                     
                        The population decline by was exclusively 
                    due to natural decrease –81,8 thsd. persons, at the same time 
                    the migration gain – 14,1 thsd. persons was registered. 
                   
                       In comparison with January-May l of 2011 
                    the volume of a natural decrease reduced by 16,6 thsd. persons, 
                    or from 5,2 to 4,3 persons per 1000 population. A natural 
                    decrease of the population was registered in the 23 Ukraine`s 
                    regions, but only in the city of Kyiv, Rivne, Zakarpattya, 
                    and Volyn regions a natural increase of the population (1387, 
                    1079, 919 and 211 persons) was registered.  
                     
                            A natural movement of 
                    the population in January-May l 2012 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 72 live births.  
   
                  
                     
                      |   | 
                      Total, 
                        thsd. | 
                       
                        January-May 2012 in % versus January-May 2011 | 
                      Per 
                        1000 persons 1 | 
                     
                     
                      |  
                        January-May 2012 | 
                       
                        January-May 2011 | 
                       
                        January-May 2012 | 
                       
                        January-May 2011 | 
                     
                     
                      | Live births | 
                      208,3  | 
                      194,4 | 
                       107,2  | 
                      11,0  | 
                      10,3 | 
                     
                     
                      |  incl. dead births | 
                       13242  | 
                      12242 | 
                      108,2  | 
                      6,33  | 
                      6,33 | 
                     
                     
                      | Deaths  | 
                      290,1  | 
                      292,8 | 
                      99,1 | 
                      15,3  | 
                      15,5 | 
                     
                     
                      | incl. infants 
                        under 1 year of age | 
                      18392  | 
                      18112 | 
                      101,5  | 
                      8,74  | 
                      8,84 | 
                     
                     
                      | Natural decrease | 
                      –81,8 | 
                       –98,4  | 
                      83,1 | 
                      –4,3  | 
                      –5,2 | 
                     
                   
 
       
        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 9,2‰ in Chernihiv 
                  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 | 
                      Chernihiv, 
                        Luhans`k, Donets`k, Sumy,Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Poltava,  | 
         
         
                      | 10,0-10,9 | 
                      Zaporizhzhya, 
                        Dnipropetrovs`k , Kirovohrad, Ternopil | 
         
         
                      | 11,0-11,9 | 
                      Vinnytsya, Mykolayiv,Khmel`nyts`kyyi,Kherson, 
                        ,L`viv, Sevastopol` (city council), Kyiv, the city of 
                        Kyiv, Autonomous Republic of Crimea,  | 
         
         
                      | 12,0-12,9 | 
                      Zhytomyr, 
                        vano-Frankivs`k, Odesa, Chernivtsi | 
         
         
                      | Over 
                        12,9 | 
           Zakarpattya, 
            Volyn`, Rivne | 
         
       
                  The death rate decreased from 15,5 ‰ in January-May of 2011 
                    to 15,3 - in January-May of 2012. The heighest death rate 
                    was registered in Chernihiv region (19,5‰), the lowest - in 
                    the city of Kyiv (10,2‰). 
                  
                     
                      | Death 
                        rate per 1000 persons1, ‰ | 
                      Regions 
                        with corresponding death rate | 
                     
                      
                     
                      | 15,3 | 
                      Ukraine | 
                     
                     
                      | Up 
                        to 14,4 | 
                      the 
                        city of Kyiv, Zakarpattya, Ivano-Frankivs`k, L`viv, Rivne, 
                        Volyn, Chernivtsi,Sevastopol` (city council) | 
                     
                     
                      | 14,4–15,3 | 
                       
                        Ternopil, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Odesa, Kharkiv, 
                        Zaporizhzhya, Kherson | 
                     
                     
                      | 15,4-16,3 | 
                      Mykolayiv, 
                        Khmel`nyts`kyyi, Vinnytsya, Dnipropetrovs`k | 
                     
                     
                      | 16,4-17,3 | 
                      Kyiv, 
                        Cherkasy, Luhans`k, Donets`k,Sumy,Poltava | 
                     
                     
                      | Over 
                        17,3 | 
                       
                        Kirovohrad, Chernihiv, Zhytomyr | 
                     
                   
                  
                  
                  
                  
                         In January-Mayl 2012 there were 
                  registered 1324 cases of dead births, that is by 100 cases more 
                  compared to the corresponding period of the preceding year. 
                  The number of infant deaths under 1 year of age deacreased by 
                  6 cases and constituted 1839 persons. 
                   
                       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 (4,2%) whose death cause 
                  was not determined by medical personnel. 
                   
                     
                      |   | 
                      Persons | 
                      In % to the 
                        total | 
                      Per 100 thsd. 
                        people1  | 
                     
                     
                      |  
                        January-May 2012 | 
                       
                        January-May 2011 | 
                       
                        January-May 2012 | 
                       
                        January-May 2011 | 
                       
                        January-May 2012 | 
                       
                        January-Mayl 2011 | 
                     
                     
                      | Total 
                        deaths  | 
                      290076 | 
                      292756 | 
                      100,0 | 
                      100,0 | 
                      1531,7 | 
                      1547,4 | 
                     
                     
                       
                        among them from  
                        diseases of blood circulatory system  | 
                      194961 | 
                      198036 | 
                      67,2 | 
                      67,6 | 
                      1029,5 | 
                      1046,7 | 
                     
                     
                      | malignant 
                        neoplasms or cancer | 
                      38313 | 
                      36358 | 
                      13,2 | 
                      12,4 | 
                      202,3 | 
                      192,2 | 
                     
                     
                      | external 
                        causes | 
                      16942 | 
                      17177 | 
                      5,8 | 
                      5,9 | 
                      89,5 | 
                      90,8 | 
                     
                     
                      among 
                        them from 
                        lethal traffic accidents | 
                      1946 | 
                      1690 | 
                      0,7 | 
                      0,6 | 
                      10,3 | 
                      8,9 | 
                     
                     
                      | accidental 
                        drownings and submersions | 
                      657 | 
                      635 | 
                      0,2 | 
                      0,2 | 
                      3,5 | 
                      3,4 | 
                     
                     
                      | accidental 
                        poisonings and effects of alcohol  | 
                      1959 | 
                      1904 | 
                      0,7 | 
                      0,7 | 
                      10,3 | 
                      10,1 | 
                     
                     
                      | intentional 
                        self-harm | 
                      3757 | 
                      3621 | 
                      1,3 | 
                      1,2 | 
                      19,8 | 
                      19,1 | 
                     
                     
                      | consequences 
                        of an attack with the intention of murder or injury | 
                      992 | 
                      1068 | 
                      0,3 | 
                      0,4 | 
                      5,2 | 
                      5,6 | 
                     
                     
                      | diseases 
                        of the digestive system | 
                      11425 | 
                      10535 | 
                      3,9 | 
                      3,6 | 
                      60,3 | 
                      55,7 | 
                     
                     
                      | diseases 
                        of the respiratory system  | 
                      7511 | 
                      8230 | 
                      2,6 | 
                      2,8 | 
                      39,7 | 
                      43,5 | 
                     
                   
                  
                      In January-May 2012 in 17 regions there 
                    was an increase of migration and in 10a decrease of migration 
                    was observed.  
                  
      Information of migration flows is given in the table below:
                   
                     
                      |   | 
                      Total, thsd. | 
                       January-May 2012 
                        in % versus 
                        January-May 2011 
                       | 
                      Per 1000 persons1 
                       | 
                     
                     
                      |  
                        January-May 2012 | 
                       
                        January-May 2011 | 
                       
                        January-May 2012 | 
                      January-May 
                        2011 | 
                     
                     
                      | All migration flows | 
                     
                     
                      | arrivals | 
                      218,8  | 
                      208,8 | 
                      104,8 | 
                      115,5 | 
                      110,4 | 
                     
                     
                      | departures | 
                      204,7  | 
                      201,8  | 
                      101,5 | 
                       108,1  | 
                      106,7 | 
                     
                     
                      | migration increase 
                        (decrease)  | 
                      14,1  | 
                      7,0 | 
                      200,3 | 
                      7,4 | 
                      3,7 | 
                     
                     
                      | Internal 
                        migration | 
                     
                     
                      | arrivals | 
                      199,9  
                       | 
                      196,3  | 
                      101,8  | 
                      105,5  | 
                      103,8 | 
                     
                     
                      | departures | 
                      199,9  | 
                      196,3 | 
                       101,8  | 
                      105,5 | 
                      103,8 | 
                     
                     
                      | migration increase 
                        (decrease)  | 
                      õ | 
                      õ | 
                      õ | 
                      õ | 
                      õ | 
                     
                     
                      | External migration 
                       | 
                     
                     
                      | arrivals | 
                      18,9  | 
                      12,5  | 
                      151,7 | 
                      10,0  | 
                      6,6 | 
                     
                     
                      | departures | 
                      4,8  | 
                      5,5  | 
                      89,2 | 
                       2,6 | 
                       2,9 | 
                     
                     
                      | migration increase 
                        (decrease)  | 
                      14,1  | 
                      7,0  | 
                      200,3  | 
                      7,4  | 
                      3,7 | 
                     
                   
                  
                      Among those who arrived in Ukraine during 
                  January-May of 2012 the immigrants from the CIS countries constituted 
                  60,1%, from other countries - 39,9%. Among those who left Ukraine 
                  43,4 % moved to the CIS countries and 56,6% - to other countries
      
 
  
		
		
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