Demographic overview over Australia

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All the data/pages below are from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. See also the Australian demography entry page

The demographic overview

"This electronic product provides a demographic overview of Australia for 2004. It contains summary tables and commentary on trends in the components of population change including births, deaths and migration. This product also includes marriages, divorces and the estimated resident population. Various demographic rates and comparisons between the states and territories of Australia are presented. Population and migration data are for the year ended 30 June 2004, while births, deaths, marriages and divorces data are for the year ended 31 December 2004."

Russians just don´t want to live

Most Russians still don´t lead a happy life. At least that goes for Russians males in particular according to a Worldbank report "Dying too Young".

Despite strong economic growth, Russia is facing an alarming population decline, due in large part to untimely deaths from heart disease, traffic accidents, and alcoholism, says a World Bank report released today. A continuation of current trends means a shrinking adult workforce, destabilization of families, growing regional disparities, and national security risks, warn Bank experts.

At the same time, because the current situation is so dire, it also means national efforts to increase life expectancy can be very effective and positive for future GDP:

A key finding is that policies to reduce deaths from non-communicable diseases and accidents to the current level among wealthy Western European countries (the EU-15) by 2025 could confer socioeconomic benefits equivalent to close to 30 percent of the 2002 Russian GDP. Catching up with the EU-15 in terms of life expectancy (currently averages 79 years for men and women), would require that a reduction in Russia’s annual mortality of 4.6 percent per year for non communicable diseases and 6.6 percent for injuries. In terms of per capita benefits, this would translate into an increase in per capita GDP of between US$2,856 and $9,243 by 2025.

PAA 2006

The Population Association of America (PAA) now has the full programme for the 2006 Annual Meeting up on the website, including the draft papers in many cases.