title: [Aging of population in Russia and Ukraine: look into the future].
abstract: The paper aims at comparative analysis of future trends of population ageing in Russia and Ukraine. The UN Population Prospects (The 2004 Revision) and probabilistic projections for Russia and Ukraine up to the year 2050 are analyzed. A number of ageing characteristics (proportions of the population aged 65+ and 80+, old age dependency ratio, median age) are considered.
authors.forename: S I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Pirozhkov
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Safarova
authors.forename: S Ia
authors.initials: SIa
authors.lastname: Shcherbov
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006801:Humans; D008017:Life Expectancy / Q000639:trends*; D008297:Male; D012426:Russia; D014455:Ukraine