Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia
Latvia: Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia stood at 6.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia peaked at 6.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 63rd of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.4% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.8% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.9% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6.2% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 6.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 5.3% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.5% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More infrastructure data for Latvia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 2.27 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 121.26 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 204,756 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1097 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -6.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 204,756 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.22 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight in Latvia was 6.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely overweight recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for proportion of children moderately or severely overweight?
- Latvia ranks 63rd out of 148 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely overweight rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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 Proportion of children moderately or severely overweight (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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