OREANDA-NEWS. October 11, 2012. In 2012, the mortality rates decreased by 25 thousand persons as compared with the 2011 year. That was disclosed by Prime Minister Mykola Azarov during discussions of the President's Economic Reform Programme implementation with representatives of local authorities and local governments, institutions of social and humanitarian field at the Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theater.

"If you compare this year to last, we have mortality rates decreased by 25 thousand persons, and this, for example, a whole small district of Odesa Region, i.e. a whole region continues to live. For this one needs work," Mykola Azarov said.

Meanwhile, he stressed that these results were achieved by reforming the medical sector, including medical equipment and updating equipment hospitals modern appliances and technologies, increasing social standards.