• ExtremeDullard@lemmy.sdf.org
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    In 2024, births in Russia fell to 1.22 million — the lowest level since 1999

    Well duh… Who wants to bring babies into the world in Putin’s autocratic, war-happy Russia?

    while deaths increased by 3.3% annually, to 1.82 million.

    War-happy countries tend to have unfavorable deaths statistics.

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      Well duh… Who wants to bring babies into the world in Putin’s autocratic, war-happy Russia?

      Even if you wanted to, it is quite hard to get your wife pregnant when you’re drafted into the army and shipped to Ukraine.

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          Yeah, but most people do have their babies with their long term partner, which they want to spend the next years together.

        • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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          With Russian wages and Russian healthcare? Being a single mom and not being miserable is a Western luxury. One more reason you shouldn’t model your society on “traditional values”.

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            Don’t worry China has a bunch of single men because of their stupid one child policy years ago, so the two countries can just exchange.

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          And single women want to raise a child on their own? I mean, a few do, but most would prefer help.