Take a Number: Why Russian Men Don’t Live as Long

Tuesday, February 18, 2014 - 10:30 in Health & Medicine

A Russian male has a 1-in-4 chance of dying before he turns 55 years old, compared with a 1-in-11 chance for American men. Blame the vodka and cigarettes.

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