I used to work with some Russian insurance companies. They had 0 faith in government population data, in particular mortality. At one point, in the 00’s, they

I used to work with some Russian insurance companies. They had 0 faith in government population data, in particular mortality. At one point, in the 00’s, they were using late USSR data, which they thought was doctored too, but that was cancelled off by the improvement in health standards.