[Medical demographic trends in the Volga region during recent decade]

Time course of demographic processes in the Volga region has been studied. The unfavorable demographic situation manifests by decreased number of children and increased number of subjects of incapable age, decreased birth rate, increased mortality, formation of the negative natural increment. Decreased number of children and increased number of retired subjects aggravates the demographic loading of the capable population. This inevitably leads to negative economic demographic consequences.