the result of free ruskie healthcare:
The continuing decline of the health of the Russian people during the Putin years: “male life expectancy in Russia is 13 years shorter than that of its counterparts around the world.”
The probability that a 15-year-old boy in Russia will die before he reaches the age of 60 is greater than 40%.1 The ongoing health crisis in Russia presents a frightening picture of a nation’s leaders undermining its own citizens’ lives through neglect, corruption, and a quest for power.
Russia suffers from HIV infection rates higher than most developing countries, and one of the highest rates of alcoholism in the world.
Russia’s massive public health problems result from complex and deep-seated societal norms paired with a government that has demonstrated inadequate interest in fixing them.
Russia: The Sickness of a Nation
https://yaleglobalhealthreview.com/2...s-of-a-nation/