Case Study 1 The experience of Eastern europe Countries such as Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and russia experienced steady improvements in life expectancy after world War ll These increases ceased and life expectancies began to decline as the economies of these countries have faltered In Russia life expectancy has fallen from 65 years in 1987 to 59 years in 1993Case Study 1: The experience of Eastern Europe • Countries such as Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Russia experienced steady improvements in life expectancy after World War II. • These increases ceased and life expectancies began to decline as the economies of these countries have faltered. • In Russia life expectancy has fallen from 65 years in 1987 to 59 years in 1993