Average lifespan totals 71.8 years in Adygeya

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The average lifespan in Adygeya has reached 71.8 years. The natural decline in population dropped. The natural population increase was registered in the Koshekhablsky, Krasnogvardeysky, Maikopsky and Shovgenovsky Districts.

The mortality rate dropped from 13.4 to 13 per 1000 (the average rate in Russia is 13.1). The birth rate dropped from 12.9 per 1000 in 11 months of 2012 to 12.7 (average 13.3 in Russia).

Two people in Adygeya mark their 102nd and 103rd birthdays, four mark 100th birthdays. 116 people are aged 90 in Adygeya.