Russia is a country known as a "fighting nation."
This title represents their bravery and courage to fight.
But what you may not know is that most of these brave Russian men don't live very long.
How short is the life expectancy of Russian men?What are the reasons for this phenomenon?
In January this year, the Russian Statistics Agency announced that the average life expectancy of Russians in 2022 is 73.31 years.
That's not a high number on a global scale.
According to the findings of the American Journal of Public Health, the life expectancy of the world's population is 73.2 years.
Life expectancy of the world's population
Compared with Russia, the world average is only 0.11 years lower.
Let's also look at how Russia compares to the other BRICS countries.
According to the American Journal of Public Health, the average life expectancy in China, India, Brazil, South Africa and Russia was 77.47 years, 70.42 years, 76.57 years, 64.88 years and 72.99 years, respectively.
Life expectancy in Russia is lower than in China and Brazil and higher than in India and South Africa.
Russia's life expectancy ranking in the world
In the global ranking, Russia ranks 113th in life expectancy.
This shows that the average life expectancy of Russians is not ideal.
Even more concerning is the average life expectancy of Russian men.
