Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Latvia
Latvia: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 21.83 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Latvia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Latvia is 21.83, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Latvia peaked at 21.83 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.74, in 1990.
That places Latvia 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.74 | — |
| 1991 | 13.87 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 14.01 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 14.12 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 14.21 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14.29 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 14.36 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 14.42 | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 14.47 | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 14.52 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 14.6 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 14.7 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.83 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 15.02 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.3 | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 15.62 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 15.98 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 16.4 | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 16.85 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.34 | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 17.84 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 18.39 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 18.95 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 19.47 | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 19.88 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 20.16 | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.38 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 20.58 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 20.77 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.01 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 21.31 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 21.59 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 21.83 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.2 | 13.74 | 14.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.66 | 14.6 | 17.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.74 | 17.84 | 21.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.58 | 21.31 | 21.83 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
- 110 Switzerland 22.32 compare
- 111 Belarus 22.07 compare
- 112 Afghanistan 21.98 compare
- 114 Luxembourg 21.53 compare
- 115 Mauritania 21.5 compare
- 116 Belgium 21.35 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Latvia?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Latvia was 21.83 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.83 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.74 in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Latvia ranks 113th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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