Children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia

Latvia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 5.5 num th in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
5.5 num th
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
137th
of 164 countries
All-time high
6.7 num th
in 2018
All-time low
5.1 num th
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia, 2000–2024

02462000201220242000: 5.1 num th2001: 5.1 num th2002: 5.2 num th2003: 5.4 num th2004: 5.5 num th2005: 5.7 num th2006: 5.8 num th2007: 6.1 num th2008: 6.3 num th2009: 6.4 num th2010: 6.4 num th2011: 6.2 num th2012: 6.1 num th2013: 6 num th2014: 6 num th2015: 6.2 num th2016: 6.4 num th2017: 6.6 num th2018: 6.7 num th2019: 6.6 num th2020: 6.4 num th2021: 6.2 num th2022: 5.9 num th2023: 5.7 num th2024: 5.5 num th

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.

Analysis

In 2024, children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia stood at 5.5 num th.

That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia peaked at 6.7 num th in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.1 num th, in 2000.

That places Latvia 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.66 num th 5.1 num th 6.4 num th 10
2010s 6.32 num th 6 num th 6.7 num th 10
2020s 5.94 num th 5.5 num th 6.4 num th 5

Countries ranked near Latvia

  1. 134 Djibouti 6.3 num th compare
  2. 135 Fiji 6 num th compare
  3. 136 Lithuania 5.6 num th compare
  4. 138 Polynesia 5.4 num th compare
  5. 139 Comoros 4.5 num th compare
  6. 140 Guyana 4.1 num th compare

See the full ranking of 199 places β†’

More development goals data for Latvia

All data for Latvia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia?
Children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia was 5.5 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Latvia?
The highest recorded value was 6.7 num th in 2018.
What is the lowest children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Latvia?
The lowest recorded value was 5.1 num th in 2000.
How does Latvia rank for children moderately or severely overweight?
Latvia ranks 137th out of 164 countries with data for 2024.
Is children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Latvia?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Latvia data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children moderately or severely overweight (thousands)
Unit
num th
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
199 places, 4,975 data points, 2000–2024
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