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>>>>One of the reasons for Russia’s low birth rate or an insight into the attitude towards children there is that the abortion rate is (I believe) the highest in the world.<<<<

In fact Russian abortion rates reduced six-fold since the fall of communism in 1992.

Thanks for this info. Interesting that abortions plunged after the fall of Communism. Excuse my dumb question, but what does "the abortion rates reduced sixfold" mean? Does it mean that there are now 1/6 the number of abortions per year??

According to what I've read, "In 1991, the year of the fall of the Soviet Union, a record of about 3,608000 abortions were performed in Russia...Official statistics put the number at 989,000 in 2011, though Russian pro-life activists say that number is much higher." Abortion in Russia (Link)

That's quite a huge plunge (if the stats are accurate), a drop of over 70%. But how is it six-fold?

Can you help me out with a link or an explanation?