Kazakhstan vs Russia: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese

Kazakhstan

1.2%

in 2014

Russia

1.0%

in 2014

Kazakhstan rank

127th

Russia rank

129th

Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese over time

Kazakhstan
Russia

How they compare

Kazakhstan currently reports 1.2% against 1.0% in Russia, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 1.2 times Russia's.

Across all 40 years both countries report, Kazakhstan has been ahead every year.

Kazakhstan ranks 127th and Russia ranks 129th of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Share of men defined as underweight, healthy, overweight and obese
Unit: %
Source: NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 7,920 data points, 1975–2014
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of men (% of adult population), who are underweight, healthy/normal, overweight or obese based on body mass index (BMI). Body Mass Index (BMI) is a person's weight divided by their height squared. The WHO define a BMI <=18.5 as underweight; 18.6 to 25.0 as normal/healthy; 25.1 to 30 as overweight; and >30.0 as obese.