Table 2. .
Contribution of the healthcare sector to the Russian economy and formation of human capital
| Healthcare as economic activity | 2012 | 2019 | Germany (2019 or the closest year) |
Healthcare as a social institution | 2012 | 2019 | Germany (2019 or the closest year) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average number of workers, thousand people | 4435 | 4181 | 6058 | Decrease in mortality (per 1000 population) | 13.3 | 12.3 | 11.3 |
| Share of people employed, % of total number of people employed | 7.8 | 7.9 | 14.3 | Decrease in infant mortality (per 1000 live births) | 8.6 | 4.9 | 3.2 |
| Share in GVA, % | 2.9 | 3.4 | 7.8 | Birth rate (per 1000 population) | 13.3 | 10.1 | 9.4 |
| Share of fixed assets in total volume of fixed assets, % | 2.2 | 1.4 | 4.9 | Increase in life expectancy, years | 70.2 | 73.3 | 81.4 |
Source: Data of the OECD and Rosstat.