Children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia
Latvia: Children moderately or severely overweight was 5.5 num th in 2024. β² Rising
Children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia, 2000β2024
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 10.3 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 2,043 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 24 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 0 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 19 (2025)
- Infant deaths 30 (2024)
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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