Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Russia
Russia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 19.7 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
19.7
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
125th
of 193 countries
All-time high
20.13
in 2017
All-time low
14.39
in 2001
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Russia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Russia recorded 19.7 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Russia peaked at 20.13 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 14.39, in 2001.
That places Russia 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Russia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.6 | — |
| 1991 | 16.49 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 16.35 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 16.15 | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 15.88 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 15.59 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 15.3 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 14.99 | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 14.71 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 14.5 | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 14.4 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 14.39 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.48 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 14.71 | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 15.08 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 15.5 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 16.01 | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 16.6 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 17.25 | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 17.89 | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 18.47 | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 18.97 | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 19.39 | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 19.7 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 19.9 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 20.03 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 20.1 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 20.13 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 20.09 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 20.01 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 19.94 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 19.86 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 19.7 | -0.8% |
Russia compared with similar countries
- Russia's 19.7 is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.21, 67% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Russia's 19.7 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.84, 79% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.66 | 14.5 | 16.6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.63 | 14.39 | 17.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.68 | 18.47 | 20.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.83 | 19.7 | 19.94 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Russia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Russia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Russia was 19.7 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Russia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.13 in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Russia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.39 in 2001.
- How does Russia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Russia ranks 125th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Russia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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