Russia wants to reverse a trend in which the population is shrinking by about 700,000 people a year as births fail to outpace a high death rate boosted by AIDS, alcoholism and suicide.

• 艾滋病、酗酒和自杀所导致的高死亡率超过了出生率。目前，俄罗斯的人口数量以每年约70万人的速度递减，政府希望能扭转这一趋势。