Colombia vs Latvia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height
Colombia
6.8%
in 2024
Latvia
6.6%
in 2024
Colombia rank
68th
Latvia rank
70th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height over time
- Colombia
- Latvia
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 6.8% against 6.6% in Latvia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Latvia ahead.
Colombia ranks 68th and Latvia ranks 70th of 163 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.7% | 5.6% | 0.9% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 6.0% | 0.8% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 6.5% | 0.2% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher prevalence of overweight, weight for height, Colombia or Latvia?
- Colombia, at 6.8% against 6.6% in Latvia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in prevalence of overweight, weight for height between Colombia and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latvia?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Latvia rank globally for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Colombia ranks 68th and Latvia ranks 70th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight children is the percentage of children under age 5 whose weight for height is more than two standard deviations above the median for the international reference population of the corresponding age as established by the WHO's 2006 Child Growth Standards.