YEREVAN, MARCH 29, NOYAN TAPAN. 1 mln 665 thousand 123 women lived in Armenia as of January 1, 2006, what makes 51.7% of the total number of the population of the republic. As of the same day, the highest specific weight of women, 53.3%, was registered in Yerevan and the lowest specific weight, 49.7%, was registered in Gegharkunik. The Noyan Tapan correspondent was informed about it by Karine Kuyumjian, the Chief of the Census and Demography Department of the RA National Statistical Service. In her words, girls made 46.4% of new-borns in the republic in 2006. K. Kuyumjian mentioned that though more boys are usually born, but a higher index of death-rate is fixed among them. K. Kuyumjian also mentioned that the middle duration of women's life made 76.5 years, according to 2005 data. 47.9% of deaths fixed in the republic fall to women's lot. They are mainly provided by diseases of the blood system, new formations, diseases of the endocrine system, respiratory tracts.

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