Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Latvia
Latvia: Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) was 1.4 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Latvia, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Latvia is 1.4, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 6.7% on the previous year and down 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Latvia peaked at 3.2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.4, in 2024.
Latvia ranks 151st of 161 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Latvia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.2 | — |
| 2001 | 3 | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.9 | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 2.8 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.7 | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 2.7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.6 | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 2.5 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.3 | -8.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2 | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.1 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 2 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9 | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 1.8 | -5.3% |
| 2020 | 1.7 | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 1.6 | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 1.5 | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.4 | -6.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.86 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Latvia?
- Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) in Latvia was 1.4 in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4 in 2024.
- How does Latvia rank for stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions)?
- Latvia ranks 151st out of 161 countries with data for 2024.
- Is stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions) rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Latvia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Stunting numbers among children under 5 years of age (millions), model-based estimates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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