Canada vs Lithuania: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Canada
10.4%
in 2024
Lithuania
10.9%
in 2024
Canada rank
113th
Lithuania rank
110th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Canada
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 10.9% against 10.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lithuania ahead.
Canada ranks 113th and Lithuania ranks 110th of 198 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.0% | 3.7% | 0.7% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.1% | 0.7% | Canada |
| 2000s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 1.8% | Canada |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.7% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 10.7% | 0.3% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard, Canada or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 10.9% against 10.4% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Canada and Lithuania?
- 0.5%, with Lithuania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Lithuania?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Lithuania rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Canada ranks 113th and Lithuania ranks 110th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.