As of the 1st February of 2012 Ukraine's population 
        was estimated at 45617,5 thsd. persons. During January 2012 the population 
        decreased by 16,1 thsd. people, that amounted to 4,2 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 2,4 to 0,6 persons per 1000 population). 
         
            The population decline by was exclusively due to natural 
        decrease – 18,1 thsd. persons, at the same time the migration gain – 2,0 
        thsd. persons was registered. 
       
           In comparison with January of 2011 the volume of 
        a natural decrease reduced by 1,9 thsd. persons, or from 5,1 to 4,7 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, Zakarpattya, 
        Rivne and Volyn regions a natural increase of the population (266, 222, 
        98 and 19 persons, respectively) was registered.  
         
         
                A natural movement of the population 
        in January 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 70 live births.  
   
      
         
          |   | 
          Total, thsd. | 
           
            January 2012 in % versus January 2011 | 
          Per 1000 
            persons 1 | 
         
         
          |  January 
            2012 | 
           January 
            2011 | 
           January 
            2012 | 
           January 
            2011 | 
         
        
          | Live births | 
          41,3 | 
          41,1 | 
          100,6 | 
          10,7 | 
          10,6 | 
         
        
          |  incl. dead births | 
          2542 | 
          2342 | 
          108,5 | 
          6,13 | 
          5,73 | 
         
        
          | Deaths  | 
          59,4 | 
          61,1 | 
          97,3 | 
          15,4 | 
          15,7 | 
         
        
          | incl. infants under 1 year 
            of age | 
          3962 | 
          4022 | 
          98,5 | 
          9,54 | 
          9,74 | 
         
        
          | Natural decrease | 
          18,1 | 
          20,0 | 
          90,5 | 
          4,7 | 
          5,1 | 
         
       
 
       
        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 8,3‰ in Chernihiv region to 15,4 in 
      Zakarpattya and 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 9,9  | 
          Chernihiv, Luhans`k, 
            Donets`k, Sumy,Cherkasy, Kharkiv, Poltava, Zaporizhzhya, Sevastopol` 
            (city council) | 
         
         
          | 9,9-10,6 | 
          Khmel`nyts`kyyi, 
            the city of Kyiv, Ternopil | 
         
         
          | 10,7-11,4 | 
          Vinnytsya, Mykolayiv,Kherson,Dnipropetrovs`k 
            , Kirovohrad, ,L`viv, Zhytomyr, Autonomous Republic of Crimea, vano-Frankivs`k, 
            Chernivtsi  | 
         
         
          | 11,5-12,2  | 
          Kyiv,Odesa | 
         
         
          | Over 12,2 | 
           Zakarpattya, 
            Volyn`, Rivne | 
         
       
      The death rate decreased from 15,7 ‰ in January of 2011 to 15,4 - in 
        January of 2012. The heighest death rate was registered in Chernihiv region 
        (18,9‰), the lowest - in the city of Kyiv (10,1‰).       
         
          | Death 
            rate per 1000 persons1, ‰ | 
          Regions 
            with corresponding death rate | 
         
          
         
          | 15,4 | 
          UkraineÓêðà¿íà | 
         
         
          | Up 
            to 13,9 | 
          the 
            city of Kyiv, Zakarpattya, Ivano-Frankivs`k, L`viv, Rivne, Volyn  | 
         
         
          | 13,9-14,6 | 
          Chernivtsi, 
            Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Sevastopol` (city council), Ternopil | 
         
         
          | 14,7-15,4  | 
          Odesa, Kherson | 
         
         
          | 15,5-16,2 | 
          Mykolayiv, Kharkiv, 
            Zaporizhzhya, Khmel`nyts`kyyi, Vinnytsya | 
         
         
          | 16,3-17,0  | 
          Dnipropetrovs`k, 
            Cherkasy, Zhytomyr, Luhans`k | 
         
         
          | Over 
            17,0  | 
           
            Kyiv, Donets`k, Sumy,Poltava, Kirovohrad, Chernihiv | 
         
       
             In January 2012 there were registered 254 
      cases of dead births, that is by 20 cases less 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 396 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 (4,5%) whose death cause was not determined 
      by medical personnel. 
                  Among death causes of the population 
        of Ukraine in January of 2012 as in January of 2011 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 
            2012 | 
           January 
            2011 | 
           January 
            2012 | 
           January 
            2011 | 
           January 
            2012 | 
           January 
            2011 | 
         
        
          | Total 
            deaths  | 
          59381 | 
          61034 | 
          100,0 | 
          100,0 | 
          1536,6 | 
          1570,1 | 
         
        
           among them 
            from  
            diseases of blood circulatory system  | 
          39785 | 
          41514 | 
          67,0 | 
          68,0 | 
          1029,5 | 
          1067,9 | 
         
        
          | malignant neoplasms 
            or cancer | 
          7638 | 
          7218 | 
          12,9 | 
          11,8 | 
          197,7 | 
          185,7 | 
         
        
          | external causes | 
          3777 | 
          3581 | 
          6,4 | 
          5,9 | 
          97,7 | 
          92,1 | 
         
        
          among 
            them from 
            lethal traffic accidents | 
          470 | 
          333 | 
          0,8 | 
          0,5 | 
          12,2 | 
          8,6 | 
         
        
          | accidental 
            drownings and submersions | 
          82 | 
          80 | 
          0,1 | 
          0,1 | 
          2,1 | 
          2,1 | 
         
        
          | accidental 
            poisonings and effects of alcohol  | 
          485 | 
          459 | 
          0,8 | 
          0,8 | 
          12,6 | 
          11,8 | 
         
        
          | intentional 
            self-harm | 
          621 | 
          604 | 
          1,0 | 
          1,0 | 
          16,1 | 
          15,5 | 
         
        
          | consequences 
            of an attack with the intention of murder or injury | 
          240 | 
          234 | 
          0,4 | 
          0,4 | 
          6,2 | 
          6,0 | 
         
        
          | diseases of 
            the digestive system | 
          2441 | 
          2316,0 | 
          4,1 | 
          3,8 | 
          63,2 | 
          59,6 | 
         
        
          | diseases of 
            the respiratory system  | 
          1480 | 
          1721,0 | 
          2,5 | 
          2,8 | 
          38,3 | 
          44,3 | 
         
       
      
           In January 2012 in 18 regions there was an increase 
        of migration and in 9 a decrease of migration was observed.  
      
      Information of migration flows is given in the table below:
       
         
          |   | 
          Total, thsd. | 
           January 2012 
            in % versus 
            January 2011 
           | 
          Per 1000 persons1  | 
         
         
          |  January 
            2012 | 
           January 
            2011 | 
           January 
            2012 | 
          January 
            2011 | 
         
         
          | All migration flows | 
         
         
          | arrivals | 
          40,3 | 
          38,8 | 
          104,1 | 
          104,4 | 
          99,7 | 
         
         
          | departures | 
          38,3 | 
          37,3 | 
          102,9 | 
          99,3 | 
          95,9 | 
         
         
          | migration increase (decrease) 
           | 
          2,0 | 
          1,5 | 
          133,7 | 
          5,1 | 
          3,8 | 
         
         
          | Internal 
            migration | 
         
         
          | arrivals | 
          37,5 | 
          36,3 | 
          103,3 | 
          97,1 | 
          93,4 | 
         
         
          | departures | 
          37,5 | 
          36,3 | 
          103,3 | 
          97,1 | 
          93,4 | 
         
         
          | migration increase (decrease) 
           | 
          õ | 
          õ | 
          õ | 
          õ | 
          õ | 
         
         
          | External migration  | 
         
        
          | arrivals | 
          2,8 | 
          2,5 | 
          115,6 | 
          7,3 | 
          6,3 | 
         
        
          | departures | 
          0,8 | 
          1,0 | 
          87,9 | 
          2,2 | 
          2,5 | 
         
        
          | migration increase (decrease) 
           | 
          2,0 | 
          1,5 | 
          133,7 | 
          5,1 | 
          3,8 | 
         
       
            Almost a half of people arrived in Ukraine have 
      registered their place of residence in 6regions: in the city of Kyiv, Odesa,Donets`k, 
      Autonomic Republic of Crimea, Kyiv and Dnipropetrovs`k regions. 
       
          Among those who arrived in Ukraine during January of 
      2012 the immigrants from the CIS countries constituted 70,8%, from other 
      countries - 29,2%. Among those who left Ukraine 45,5 % moved to the CIS 
      countries and 54,5% - to other countries
      
 
  
		
		
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