Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Latvia
Latvia: Prevalence of overweight, weight for height was 6.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, prevalence of overweight, weight for height 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, prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Latvia peaked at 6.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
That places Latvia 70th out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 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 prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Latvia?
- Prevalence of overweight, weight for height in Latvia was 6.6% in 2024, according to Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight, weight for height recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for prevalence of overweight, weight for height?
- Latvia ranks 70th out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is prevalence of overweight, weight for height 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 Joint child Malnutrition Estimates (JME), UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.