Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Latvia
Latvia: Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 162 countries
All-time high
6.6%
in 2023
All-time low
5.3%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2024, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 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, overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Latvia peaked at 6.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 70th of 162 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.
Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 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% |
Latvia compared with similar countries
- Latvia's 6.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.6%, 77% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Latvia's 6.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.6%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 68 Colombia 6.8% compare
- 68 Saint Lucia 6.8% compare
- 70 Czechia 6.6% compare
- 72 Sao Tome and Principe 6.4% compare
- 73 Zambia 6.3% compare
More health data for Latvia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,593 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0202 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Latvia?
- Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) in Latvia was 6.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%)?
- Latvia ranks 70th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (%) 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight prevalence among children under 5 years of age (% weight-for-height >+2 SD), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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