Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Latvia
Latvia: Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 was 6.71 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Latvia, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latvia stood at 6.71. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latvia peaked at 6.71 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.49, in 1990.
That places Latvia 126th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.49 | — |
| 1991 | 2.59 | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 2.69 | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 2.78 | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 2.87 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 2.95 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.03 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 3.09 | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 3.16 | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 3.21 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 3.28 | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 3.34 | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 3.41 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 3.51 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 3.64 | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 3.8 | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 3.99 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 4.2 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 4.44 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 4.67 | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 4.91 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 5.16 | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 5.42 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 5.66 | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 5.84 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 5.97 | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 6.05 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 6.12 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 6.18 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 6.28 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 6.43 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 6.58 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 6.71 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.89 | 2.49 | 3.21 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.83 | 3.28 | 4.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.76 | 4.91 | 6.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.57 | 6.43 | 6.71 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latvia?
- Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 in Latvia was 6.71 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.71 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.49 in 1990.
- How does Latvia rank for prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2?
- Latvia ranks 126th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +2 rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +2 standard deviations above the median (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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