Russian Federation
- Overview
- Obesity prevalence
- Trends over time
- Contextual factors
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National obesity risk *7/10This is a composite ‘obesity risk’ score (out of 10, the highest risk) based on obesity prevalence, rate of increase, likelihood of meeting the 2025 target, treatment indicator and childhood stunting levels.Childhood obesity risk *7/11This is a ‘risk score’ for each country’s likelihood of having or acquiring a major childhood obesity problem during the 2020s, taking account of current prevalence levels and risk for future obesity (based on stunting among infants, maternal obesity, maternal smoking, and breastfeeding rates).
Obesity prevalence
Trends over time
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Obesity prevalence
Adults, 2012-2014
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 25-64 |
| Sample size: | 20332 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Kontsevaya A, Shalnova S, Deev A et al. Overweight and Obesity in the Russian Population: Prevalence in Adults and Association with Socioeconomic Parameters. and Cardiovascular Risk Factors.Obesity Facts 2019;12:103–114 |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 2000
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 19-55 |
| Sample size: | 9006 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Jahns L, Baturin A, Popkin BM. Obesity, diet, and poverty: trends in the Russian transition to market economy. EJCN 2003;57:1295-1302. |
| Notes: | Russian Longditudinal Monitoring Survey. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Adults, 1992
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 19-55 |
| Sample size: | 17150 |
| References: | Jahns L, Baturin A, Popkin BM. Obesity, diet, and poverty: trends in the Russian transition to market economy. EJCN 2003;57:1295-1302 |
| Notes: | The overweight figures are reported to be approximations. |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
Children, 2018-2020
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 7 |
| Sample size: | 2081 |
| Area covered: | Regional (Moscow) |
| References: | Report on the fifth round of data collection, 2018–2020: WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI). Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2022. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
Children, 2018-2020
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 7 |
| Sample size: | 2686 |
| Area covered: | Regional (Yekaterinburg) |
| References: | Report on the fifth round of data collection, 2018–2020: WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI). Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2022. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO 2007 |
Children, 2017
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 7 |
| Sample size: | 2162 |
| Area covered: | Regional (Moscow) |
| References: | WHO European Childhood Obesity Surveillance Initiative (COSI): report on the fourth round of data collection, 2015–2017. Copenhagen: WHO Regional Office for Europe; 2021. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. |
| Cutoffs: | WHO |
Children, 2005
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 7-11 |
| Sample size: | 772 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | IASO Reanalysis of RLMS 2005 Original Source: “Russia Longitudinal Monitoring survey, RLMS-HSE”, conducted by HSE and ZAO “Demoscope” together with Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the Institute of Sociology RAS. (RLMS-HSE sites: http://www.cpc.unc.edu/projects/rlms-hse, http://www.hse.ru/org/hse/rlms) |
| Notes: | IOTF Cut Off Used |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
Children, 1992
| Survey type: | Measured |
| Age: | 5-17 |
| Sample size: | 3142 |
| Area covered: | National |
| References: | Deev AV. Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey (RLMS). Re-analysed by Dr Alexander D Deev. |
| Notes: | IOTF Cut off. Reference: Cole TJ, Bellizzi MC, Flegal KM, Dietz WH. Establishing a standard definition for child overweight and obesity worldwide: International survey. BMJ. 2000 May 6;320(7244):1240-3. |
| Cutoffs: | IOTF |
% Adults living with obesity, 1992-2014
Men
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 1992: Jahns L, Baturin A, Popkin BM. Obesity, diet, and poverty: trends in the Russian transition to market economy. EJCN 2003;57:1295-1302 2000: Jahns L, Baturin A, Popkin BM. Obesity, diet, and poverty: trends in the Russian transition to market economy. EJCN 2003;57:1295-1302. 2012: Kontsevaya A, Shalnova S, Deev A et al. Overweight and Obesity in the Russian Population: Prevalence in Adults and Association with Socioeconomic Parameters. and Cardiovascular Risk Factors.Obesity Facts 2019;12:103–114 |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
Women
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 1992: Jahns L, Baturin A, Popkin BM. Obesity, diet, and poverty: trends in the Russian transition to market economy. EJCN 2003;57:1295-1302 2000: Jahns L, Baturin A, Popkin BM. Obesity, diet, and poverty: trends in the Russian transition to market economy. EJCN 2003;57:1295-1302. 2012: Kontsevaya A, Shalnova S, Deev A et al. Overweight and Obesity in the Russian Population: Prevalence in Adults and Association with Socioeconomic Parameters. and Cardiovascular Risk Factors.Obesity Facts 2019;12:103–114 |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
% Adults living with overweight or obesity, 1992-2014
Men
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 1992: Jahns L, Baturin A, Popkin BM. Obesity, diet, and poverty: trends in the Russian transition to market economy. EJCN 2003;57:1295-1302 2000: Jahns L, Baturin A, Popkin BM. Obesity, diet, and poverty: trends in the Russian transition to market economy. EJCN 2003;57:1295-1302. 2012: Kontsevaya A, Shalnova S, Deev A et al. Overweight and Obesity in the Russian Population: Prevalence in Adults and Association with Socioeconomic Parameters. and Cardiovascular Risk Factors.Obesity Facts 2019;12:103–114 |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
Women
| Survey type: | Measured |
| References: | 1992: Jahns L, Baturin A, Popkin BM. Obesity, diet, and poverty: trends in the Russian transition to market economy. EJCN 2003;57:1295-1302 2000: Jahns L, Baturin A, Popkin BM. Obesity, diet, and poverty: trends in the Russian transition to market economy. EJCN 2003;57:1295-1302. 2012: Kontsevaya A, Shalnova S, Deev A et al. Overweight and Obesity in the Russian Population: Prevalence in Adults and Association with Socioeconomic Parameters. and Cardiovascular Risk Factors.Obesity Facts 2019;12:103–114 |
| Unless otherwise noted, overweight refers to a BMI between 25kg and 29.9kg/m², obesity refers to a BMI greater than 30kg/m². | |
| Different methodologies may have been used to collect this data and so data from different surveys may not be strictly comparable. Please check with original data sources for methodologies used. | |
