Child adolescent obesity in Latvia
Latvia: Child adolescent obesity was 20.76 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.76
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
124th
of 199 countries
All-time high
20.83
in 2021
All-time low
13.12
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Child adolescent obesity in Latvia, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, child adolescent obesity in Latvia stood at 20.76.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child adolescent obesity in Latvia peaked at 20.83 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.12, in 1980.
That places Latvia 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.64 | 13.12 | 14.16 | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.96 | 14.29 | 15.49 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.65 | 15.61 | 18.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.03 | 18.6 | 20.74 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.8 | 20.76 | 20.83 | 5 |
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More health data for Latvia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,593 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 8,937 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 8,436 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 8,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 8,585 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 8,860 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 8,536 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child adolescent obesity in Latvia?
- Child adolescent obesity in Latvia was 20.76 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child adolescent obesity recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 20.83 in 2021.
- What is the lowest child adolescent obesity recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.12 in 1980.
- How does Latvia rank for child adolescent obesity?
- Latvia ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child adolescent obesity rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child adolescent obesity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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