Twenty years from now, due to demographic pressures, Western economies will have stagnating populations, shrinking workforces, and ballooning social-spending commitments.

Successful social security policy for Russia, consequently, will depend upon much more than social programmes alone: it will require the reduction of mortality rates for working-age individuals, the revitalization of higher education, and fundamental reform of the country's institutions and economic policies.

Nicht nur die Bankenkrise, auch der Alterungsprozess setzt die Regierungen unter Druck. In Analogie zu Banken-Stresstests drängen sich mit Blick auf die zukünftig schwerer werdenden sozialpolitischen Lasten demografische Stresstests auf.

The financial turmoil convulsing the Eurozone and threatening global economic recovery are a result of rising public sector debt, and these problems will likely be magnified in the coming future, especially when factoring in demographic trends.

The Russian Federation has exhibited features which have resulted in a demographic crisis and less progressive depopulation in the last two decades.

With few born and far too many dying, Russia is caught in a demographic straitjacket.

If we only had vital statistics to go by, we might easily believe Russia is a country trapped in a prolonged and devastating war against health.

Alarming demographic and healthtrends make it difficult for Russia to propel much-needed economic growth and development.