Regions of the North Caucasus and the South of the Russian Federation, and among outsiders - the Far East regions became the leaders of the rating on the healthy lifestyle (HL).
Dagestan, Chechnya and Adygea are among the leaders of the rating in terms of leading a healthy life in the Russian Federation. The Krasnodar Territory and Kabardino-Balkaria also got into the top 5, RIA Novosti reports.
Experts explain the leadership of these regions of Russia by the low level of tobacco consumption and low sales of alcoholic beverages.
The ten healthiest Russian regions also included the Tambov and Penza regions, the Stavropol Territory and Ingushetia.
The outsiders of this rating are the Far Eastern regions, including the Jewish Autonomous Region, Kolyma, Kamchatka, Transbaikalia and the Amur Region.
Moscow in the ranking dropped from 31st place to 42nd, and Petersburg rose from 45th position to 38th.
In general, according to the Ministry of Sports, last year the share of the population that systematically engages in physical education and sports amounted to 43%, which is 3.2% more than in 2018.
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