Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Russian Federation

Russian Federation: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 3.34 in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
3.34
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
111th
of 193 countries
All-time high
4.42
in 1995
All-time low
3.34
in 2021
Years of data
33
1990–2022

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Russian Federation, 1990–2022

012341990200620221990: 4.41991: 4.41992: 4.41993: 4.41994: 4.41995: 4.41996: 4.41997: 4.41998: 4.31999: 4.32000: 4.22001: 4.12002: 42003: 3.92004: 3.82005: 3.72006: 3.62007: 3.62008: 3.52009: 3.52010: 3.52011: 3.52012: 3.52013: 3.52014: 3.42015: 3.42016: 3.42017: 3.42018: 3.42019: 3.42020: 3.42021: 3.32022: 3.3

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Russian Federation stood at 3.34. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Russian Federation peaked at 4.42 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 3.34, in 2021.

That places Russian Federation 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.

Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate) in Russian Federation, 1990 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1990 4.37
1991 4.37 +0.0%
1992 4.39 +0.5%
1993 4.4 +0.2%
1994 4.41 +0.2%
1995 4.42 +0.2%
1996 4.41 -0.2%
1997 4.4 -0.2%
1998 4.35 -1.1%
1999 4.29 -1.4%
2000 4.22 -1.6%
2001 4.14 -1.9%
2002 4.04 -2.4%
2003 3.93 -2.7%
2004 3.84 -2.3%
2005 3.74 -2.6%
2006 3.65 -2.4%
2007 3.59 -1.6%
2008 3.54 -1.4%
2009 3.51 -0.8%
2010 3.48 -0.9%
2011 3.46 -0.6%
2012 3.46 +0.0%
2013 3.45 -0.3%
2014 3.44 -0.3%
2015 3.43 -0.3%
2016 3.42 -0.3%
2017 3.4 -0.6%
2018 3.38 -0.6%
2019 3.37 -0.3%
2020 3.35 -0.6%
2021 3.34 -0.3%
2022 3.34 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.38 4.29 4.42 10
2000s 3.82 3.51 4.22 10
2010s 3.43 3.37 3.48 10
2020s 3.34 3.34 3.35 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Russian Federation?
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Russian Federation was 3.34 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 4.42 in 1995.
What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 3.34 in 2021.
How does Russian Federation rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
Russian Federation ranks 111th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate)
Source
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Coverage
349 places, 9,957 data points, 1990–2022
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