Medical and demographic processes and formation of reproductive and working potentials in Irkutsk region
The article covers characteristics of demographic processes in Irkutsk region over 2000-2012 and presents trends and specific changes in mortality, birth rate, average life expectancy, and influence of these changes on formation of children and able-bodied populations. Main losses of reproductive and woking potential of Irkutsk region population over 2000-2012 are caused by considerable population reduction (by 8,4%), major mortality of males at young age (mortality coefficients of males are 2,8-4,1 higher than those of the females), lower average life expectancy (the average life expectancy for the males is by 2,5-4,4 years lower than the average one in North Federal District and in Russian Federation, that for the females is by 1,5-3,1 years lower), decreased share of children (from 21,9 to 17,8%) and adolescent (from 5,6 to 3,4%) population, reduction of fertile female population (by 14.4%) and able-bodied population (by 9.4%). The observed positive trends in increased birth rate are insufficient for extended and simple reproduction of reproductive and working resources in descending generations.