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Russian Federation: Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2

2.30percent · 2024-17.9% since 2014

Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). WHO Global Health Observatory indicator NCD_BMI_18A. Annual figures for Russian Federation from 1980 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20242.3
20232.4
20222.4
20212.4
20202.5
20192.5
20182.6
20172.6
20162.7
20152.7
20142.8
20132.8
20122.8
20112.9
20102.9
20092.9
20082.9
20073
20063
20053
20043
20033
20023
20013
20003
19993
19982.9
19972.9
19962.9
19952.8
19942.8
19932.7
19922.7
19912.6
19902.6
19892.6
19882.5
19872.5
19862.4
19852.4
19842.4
19832.4
19822.3
19812.3
19802.3

Source

Published by World Health Organization. Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Health Organization (2026). Underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 kg/m2. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/who-ncd-bmi-18a (accessed 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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