Mortality in the Pskov region is the highest among the regions of the Russian Federation
Mortality in the Pskov region is the highest among the regions of the Russian Federation - 1,791 people per 100 thousand population, as follows from data for 2016 published by Rosstat. In second place in terms of population mortality is the Tver region (1,764 per 100 thousand), and the third is the Novgorod region (1,743). The average mortality rate in Russia is 1,288 deaths per 100 thousand population.