Severe wasting in children — all countries

Severe wasting in children — Russia

Severe wasting in children in Russia in 2005 — 1.3%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 33. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 0.1 pp.

2005 1.3% +0.8 pp vs 2004
World rank 12of 33
Period maximum 2.3%2002
Period minimum 0.5%2004

Trend over time

1995–2005 · % of children under 5

Severe wasting in children — Russia, 1995–20050123199519961997199819992000200120022003200420051995: 1.4%1996: 1.2%1998: 1.3%2000: 1.7%2001: 1.7%2002: 2.3%2003: 1.2%2004: 0.5%2005: 1.3%
Change over the period: −0.1 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2005

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Russia

Russia 1.3%
World 2.51%
Severe wasting in children — Russia, by year Russia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2005 1.3 +0.8 pp
2004 0.5 −0.7 pp
2003 1.2 −1.1 pp
2002 2.3 +0.6 pp
2001 1.7 +0 pp
2000 1.7
1998 1.3
1996 1.2 −0.2 pp
1995 1.4

Eastern Europe, 2005

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The share of children under five whose weight falls short of the WHO norm for their height by more than three standard deviations. This is a subset of wasting, its extreme degree: without treatment mortality in this group runs into the tens of percent, which is why such cases are counted as a medical emergency and are treated with special therapeutic food. The indicator is the most sensitive of the child ones: it responds to a crisis earlier than the rest.

Important: Part of the wasting indicator rather than an addition to it: the two series cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the number of children aged 0–14.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.