Penza, 29 April 2019. PenzaNews. The number of deaths per 100,000 population in the Penza region in January and February 2019 amounted to 1343.9. This was evidenced by latest data of Rosstat.

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According to the data presented, in the same period of 2018, the indicator was almost 12.3% more and amounted to 1532.1.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Penza region, this result allowed the Penza region to improve its position in the rating of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation in terms of mortality by 30 positions – the region rose from 69 to 39 place.