Demography оf a Man-Made Human Catastrophe: the Case of Massive Famine in Ukraine 1932–1933
Journal Title: Демографія та соціальна економіка - Year 2015, Vol 3, Issue
Abstract
Estimates of 1932–1934 famine direct losses (excess deaths) by age and sex and indirect losses (lost births) are calculated, for the first time, for rural and urban areas of Ukraine. Total losses are estimated at 4.5 million, with 3.9 million excess deaths and 0.6 million lost births. Rural and urban excess deaths are equivalent to 16.5 and 4.0 per cent of respective 1933 populations. About 90 % of all direct losses occurred in 1933, with most of them during the first half of that year. We show that urban and rural losses are the result of very different dynamics, as reflected in the respective urban and rural age structures of relative excess deaths, and in yearly losses per 1,000 population. Although 1933 relative direct losses in rural areas were more than five times the number of relative urban direct losses, in 1934 relative losses in both rural and urban areas were of the same magnitude. This means that, although direct losses in 1934 were significantly lower than in 1933, relative to population size urban losses were as high as rural losses.
Authors and Affiliations
O. P. Rudnytskyi, N. M. Levchuk, O. Wolowyna, P. E. Shevchuk, A. Kovbasiuk
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP286921
- DOI 10.15407/dse2015.03.003
- Views 77
- Downloads 0
Problematic Aspects оf the Reintegration оf Homeless People Who Lost Their Homes as а Result of Imprisonment
The article is about topicality of a differentiated approach in working with homeless people who lost their homes due to imprisonment. Considered The law on social adaptation of persons released from prison is considered...
Strengthening Labor Migration from Ukraine to Europe: Causes and Consequences. Speech at the International Scientific and Practical Conference “100th Anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: contribution to the study of migration processes at the turn of the millennium”
Speech at the International Scientific and Practical Conference "100th Anniversary of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine: contribution to the study of migration processes at the turn of the millennium" November...
Rural Settlements of Ukraine: Transformation Changes of Spatial Characteristics
The modern trends of the development of rural settlements of Ukraine in the context of dynamic changes of their basic spatial characteristics are investigated. The features of transformational changes in rural settlement...
Priorities for Social Vulnerability Reduction Policy
In the article, the essence of the term of «social vulnerability» is grounded in its modern understanding, while its relation to «social risks» is articulated. Characteristics of individual factors of social vulnerabilit...
The Basic Transformational Shifts in the Higher Education System of Ukraine
This article analyzes the changes of basic parameters of higher education system of Ukraine on national and regional levels, Ukrainian and international trends in the field of higher education and underlines the necessit...