Problems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of MedicineProblems of Social Hygiene, Public Health and History of Medicine0869-866X2412-2106Joint-Stock Company Chicot51110.32687/0869-866X-2021-29-2-189-193Научная статьяThe characteristics of population mortality of the Russian Federation, the Central Federal Okrug and City of Moscow in 2020ShchepinV. O.shchepin131@mail.ruKhabrievR. U.-N. A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health1512202129218919301062021Copyright © 2021,2021To preserve the country's population is among one of the most vital tasks over the period of existence of the new Russia and constitutes the subject of national security. The article presents the results of analysis of population mortality rate of the Russian Federation, the Central Federal Okrug and City of Moscow during the first eight months of 2020 towards to concurrent period of 2019. In January-March 2020, the population total mortality rate, retaining prevalent trends of number of preceding years, decreased in the Russian Federation by 3.8%, in the Central Federal Okrug by 3.0% and in City of Moscow by 3.9%. However, since April-May the situation has changed dramatically and, according to the results of January-August, mortality by this time has increased, and its growth made up to 6.5% in the Russian Federation, 7.8% in the Central Federal Okrug and 15.6% in the City of Moscow. In May 2020, the gain of absolute number of the deceased in the Russian Federation by months (towards to concurrent month of 2019) made up to 11.9%, in June to 18.6%, in July to 19.7% and in August to 9.6%. In Moscow, the peak values of this increase were noted in May - 57.2% and in June - 41.6% In the conditions of new coronavirus infection pandemic, the share of COVID-19, as main cause of death (ICD-10 codes U07.1 and U07.2), in the structure of total mortality in April-August consisted 3.2% and in the structure of excess deaths in May-August - 28.6%. The increase of mortality and continued decrease of birth rate resulted in increasing of natural population loss by 1.5 times and more and reached such values as -3.6 in the Russian Federation, -4.9 in the Central Federal Okrug and -1.6 in the City of Moscow (per 1000 of population). The process of depopulation of the Russian nation not only retained, but significantly has become significantly aggravated.mortalitypopulationcauses of deathgainlossdeceasedexcess mortalityCOVID-19смертность населенияпричины смертиприрост-убыль числа умершихизбыточная смертностьчисло умерших от COVID-191.Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Естественное движение населения Российской Федерации за 2019 год (статистический бюллетень). М.: Росстат; 2020.2.Федеральная служба государственной статистики. Естественное движение населения Российской Федерации за 2020 год (статистический бюллетень). М.: Росстат; 2020.