russia's population crisis..

apparently our friends in russia are dying young and are having more abortions than children, according to bloomberg.com. the numbers are staggering - reportedly 1.6 million women had an abortion last year.. 1/5 of which were under the age of 18. only 1.5 million gave birth. this presents a interesting statitic.. russian population is actually shrinking..

"For every 1,000 Russians there are 16 deaths and just 10.6 births, a
gap that isn't being filled by immigrants, leading to a population decline of
about 750,000 to 800,000 a year. "

these numbers are remarkable.. shocking, really..