Overweight in adults — all countries

Overweight in adults — Latvia

Overweight in adults in Latvia in 2024 — 58.5%. Ranked 115 in the world out of 199. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 13.9 pp.

2024 58.5% +0.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 115of 199
Period maximum 58.5%2024
Period minimum 44.7%1980

Trend over time

1980–2024 · % of adults

Overweight in adults — Latvia, 1980–2024404550556019801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 44.7%1981: 44.7%1982: 44.8%1983: 44.8%1984: 44.9%1985: 44.9%1986: 45%1987: 45.1%1988: 45.2%1989: 45.3%1990: 45.4%1991: 45.5%1992: 45.6%1993: 45.8%1994: 46%1995: 46.2%1996: 46.5%1997: 46.9%1998: 47.3%1999: 47.7%2000: 48.2%2001: 48.7%2002: 49.2%2003: 49.8%2004: 50.3%2005: 50.9%2006: 51.5%2007: 52%2008: 52.5%2009: 53%2010: 53.5%2011: 53.9%2012: 54.3%2013: 54.8%2014: 55.1%2015: 55.5%2016: 55.9%2017: 56.2%2018: 56.6%2019: 56.9%2020: 57.3%2021: 57.6%2022: 57.9%2023: 58.2%2024: 58.5%
Change over the period: +13.9 pp Annual average: 0.32 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latvia

Latvia 58.5%
World computed 43.7%
Europe & Central Asia computed 55%
Northern Europe computed 59.7%
High-income countries computed 56.1%
Overweight in adults — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 58.5 +0.3 pp
2023 58.2 +0.3 pp
2022 57.9 +0.3 pp
2021 57.6 +0.3 pp
2020 57.3 +0.3 pp
2019 56.9 +0.3 pp
2018 56.6 +0.4 pp
2017 56.2 +0.3 pp
2016 55.9 +0.4 pp
2015 55.5 +0.4 pp
2014 55.1 +0.4 pp
2013 54.8 +0.4 pp
2012 54.3 +0.4 pp
2011 53.9 +0.4 pp
2010 53.5 +0.5 pp
2009 53 +0.5 pp
2008 52.5 +0.5 pp
2007 52 +0.5 pp
2006 51.5 +0.6 pp
2005 50.9 +0.6 pp
2004 50.3 +0.6 pp
2003 49.8 +0.6 pp
2002 49.2 +0.5 pp
2001 48.7 +0.5 pp
2000 48.2 +0.5 pp
1999 47.7 +0.4 pp
1998 47.3 +0.4 pp
1997 46.9 +0.3 pp
1996 46.5 +0.3 pp
1995 46.2 +0.3 pp
1994 46 +0.2 pp
1993 45.8 +0.2 pp
1992 45.6 +0.1 pp
1991 45.5 +0.1 pp
1990 45.4 +0.1 pp
1989 45.3 +0.1 pp
1988 45.2 +0.1 pp
1987 45.1 +0.1 pp
1986 45 +0.1 pp
1985 44.9 +0.1 pp
1984 44.9 +0.1 pp
1983 44.8 +0.1 pp
1982 44.8 +0.1 pp
1981 44.7 +0.1 pp
1980 44.7

About the indicator

The share of people aged 18 and over with a body mass index of 25 kg/m² and above. The threshold of 25 separates normal weight from excess weight, and this indicator includes everyone who is obese as well — that is, it is always larger than the obesity indicator rather than complementing it. The difference between the two series is the share of people with excess weight but without obesity.

Important: It includes obesity, so the two indicators cannot be added. The aggregate by group is weighted by the whole population rather than the adult one.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.