Penza, 25 April 2012. PenzaNews. Death rate decreased by 3% in the Penza region in 2011 in comparison with the previous year. This was reported by Vladimir Stryuchkov, the Minister of health and social development of the region.

“With the introduction of standards of medical care in blood circulation treatment, coronary heart disease mortality decreased by 3.2%, working-age people’s mortality from myocardial infarction decreased by 5.6% and cerebrovascular diseases morality lowered by 4.6%,” said the spokesman.

According to Vladimir Stryuchkov, abortion quantity also decreased: from 8 thousand 227 to 6 thousand 945 (18.5%) in 2011.