Nutrition Landscape Information System (NLiS)


Russian Federation

NLiS Country Profile: Russian Federation

Child Malnutrition

No data available for this country
Indicator Year Value
Low birth weight (<2500 g) (%) 2015 5.8
Overweight (BMI-for-age >+1 SD) in school-age children and adolescents 5-19 years (%) 2016 21.3

Malnutrition in Women

Female malnutrition based on BMI

Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies

Indicator Year Value
Anaemia children <5 y (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 25.7
Anaemia in non-pregnant women (Hb <120 g/L) (%) 2016 23.3
Anaemia in pregnant women (Hb <110 g/L) (%) 2016 24.0
Anaemia in women of reproductive age (%) 2016 23.3
Clinical vitamin A deficiency in women (history of night blindness during most recent pregnancy) (%)   no data
Median urinary iodine concentration in children 6-12 years (μg/L)   no data
Subclinical vitamin A deficiency in preschool-age children (serum/plasma retinol <0.70 μmol/L) (%)   no data

Health Services

Indicator Year Value
Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2014 99.7
Population using improved drinking-water sources (%) 2015 96.9
Population using improved sanitation facility (%) 2015 72.2
Children aged 1 year immunized against measles (%) 2016 98.0
Any antenatal iron supplementation (%)   no data
Children <5 years with diarrhoea receiving ORT (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea receiving zinc (%)   no data
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 1) (%)   no data
Children aged 6-59 months receiving vitamin A supplements (dose 2) (%)   no data
Births in baby-friendly facilities (%) 2016 21.0
Mothers of children 0-23 months receiving counselling, support or messages on optimal breastfeeding at least once in the last year (%)   no data

Food Security

Indicator Year Value
Households consuming adequately iodized salt (15 parts per million or more) (%)   no data
Population below the international poverty line (%) 2015 0.0

Caring Practices

Indicator Year Value
Early initiation of breastfeeding within 1 hour of birth (%) 2011 25.0
Introduction to solid, semi-solid or soft foods in infants 6-8 months (%)   no data
Minimum acceptable diet (MAD) in children 6-23 months (%)   no data
Children with diarrhoea <5 y receiving oral rehydration therapy (ORT) and continued feeding (%)   no data
No breastfeeding data available for this country

Commitment

Indicator Year Value
General government expenditure on health as % of total government expenditure 2014 9.5
Total expenditure on health as % of gross domestic product 2014 7.1
Per capita total expenditure on health (US$) 2014 1835.7
Nutrition component of the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF)   no data
Nutrition component of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)   no data
Nutrition Governance score   no data
International Code on Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes: Legal status of the Code 2018 Few provisions in law
Maternity leave 2013 20 weeks

Capacity

Indicator Year Value
Degree training in nutrition exists 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition is part of medical curricula 2016-2017 Yes
Nutrition professionals density (per 100,000 population) 2016-2017 0.6
Nursing and midwifery personnel density per 1,000 population 2014 4.6
GDP per capita (PPP US$) 2018 27,147
GDP per capita annual growth rate (%) 2018 2.3
Official development assistance (ODA) received (net disbursements) (% of GNI)   no data
Low-Income Food-Deficit Country (LIFDC) 2018 No

Meta-indicators

Indicator Year Value
Averaged aggregate governance indicators 2018 -0.6
Gender Inequality Index (GII) 2017 0.257
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment (ratio of girls to boys) 2017 1
Human development index (HDI) value 2017 0.8
Seats held by women in national parliament (%) 2019 15.8

Female Education Levels

Female education levels: no data available for this country

Education

Education

Under 5 Mortality

Policies & Actions in the Global database on the Implementation of Nutrition Action (GINA)

Policy title Start Year
Приоритетный проект 'Формирование здорового образа жизни'/ Priority Project 'Development of Healthy Lifestyle' 2017
СТРАТЕГИЯ повышения качества пищевой продукции в Российской Федерации до 2030 года / STRATEGY for increasing the quality of food products in the Russian Federation until 2030 2016
Methodological Recommendations for Clinical Examination of Specific Groups of Adult Population/ ДИСПАНСЕРИЗАЦИЯ ОПРЕДЕЛЕННЫХ ГРУПП ВЗРОСЛОГО НАСЕЛЕНИЯ Методические рекомендации 2015
ГОСУДАРСТВЕННАЯ ПРОГРАММА РОССИЙСКОЙ ФЕДЕРАЦИИ 'Развитие здравоохранения'/ National Programme of the Russian Federation 'Development of the Health Sector' 2013
Methodological Recommendation for Emergency Situations/ МЕТОДИЧЕСКИЕ РЕКОМЕНДАЦИИ ПО ОРГАНИЗАЦИИ ПЕРВООЧЕРЕДНОГО ЖИЗНЕОБЕСПЕЧЕНИЯ НАСЕЛЕНИЯ В ЧРЕЗВЫЧАЙНЫХ СИТУАЦИЯХ 2013
On the improvement of public health policy 2012
Federal Law on the Fundamentals of Protection of the Public Health/ Федеральный закон об основах охраны здоровья граждан в российской федерации 2011
Act on State benefits to citizens with children , No. 81-FZ of 19 May 1995, Sobranie Zakonodatel'stva, 1995-05-22, No. 21, pp. 3720-3726, as amended up to 7 March 2011 2011
Principles of National Policy in the area of Healthy Nutrition for Public by 2020/ Основы государственной политики Российской Федерации в области здорового питания населения на период до 2020 года 2010
Labour Code, Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 31 December 2001 (Federal Law No. 197-FZ of 2001) Sobranie Zakonodatel'stva, 2002-01-07, No. 1, pp. 236-387, as amended up to 29 December 2010 (latest version available in Russian; English version of 2 2010
Regional Law Voronezh On food security. 2009
National programme for optimization of nutrition for children under one year in the Russian Federation 2009
Regional Law on Social Nutrition/ ЗАКОН О социальном питании в Санкт-Петербурге 2008
Regional Law On propaganda and support of breastfeeding 2008
Федеральный закон: технический регламент на масложировую продукцию/ National law on technical regulations for oils and fat products 2008
Regional Law Kirov On protection of public health. 2005
Закон о качестве и безопасности пищеваых продуктов / Law on Food Quality and Safety 2000
National Law on Sanitary Epidemiological well-being of the population / Федеральный Закон осанитарно- эпидемиологическом благополучии населения 1999
Progamme title and actions Start Year
GAIN Universal Salt Iodization - Salt iodization 2008
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q10) - Complementary feeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q6) - Growth monitoring and promotion  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q7) - Breastfeeding promotion and/or counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q8) - Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9a) - Feeding of LBW infants  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9b) - Infant feeding in the context of HIV  
GNPR 2016-2017: Infant and young child nutrition (q9c) - Infant feeding in the context of emergencies  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q12b) - Nutrient-based dietary guidelines  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Nutrient declaration  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Front-of-pack labelling system  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q13) - Nutrition and health claims  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q17) - Taxation and price policies  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q19) - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Promotion of healthy diet and prevention of obesity and diet-related NCDs (q21) - Nutrition education and counselling  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q37) - Food distribution/supplementation for prevention of acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q38) - Management of moderate malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Prevention and management of acute malnutrition (q39) - Management of severe acute malnutrition  
GNPR 2016-2017: Nutrition and infectious disease (q41) - Counselling on nutritional support & care for people living with TB  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Home, school or community gardening  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - Nutrition education included in school curriculum  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - School feeding programmes  
GNPR 2016-2017: School health and nutrition (q11) - School milk scheme