Lithuania vs Papua New Guinea: Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard
Lithuania
10.9%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
11.3%
in 2024
Lithuania rank
110th
Papua New Guinea rank
108th
Obesity among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +2 standard over time
- Lithuania
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 11.3% against 10.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lithuania ahead.
Lithuania ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 108th of 198 countries.
Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lithuania | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 5.1% | 3.1% | 2.0% | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 5.1% | 2.3% | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 7.9% | 1.8% | Lithuania |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 10.6% | 0.1% | 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, Lithuania or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 11.3% against 10.9% in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard between Lithuania and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.4%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Papua New Guinea?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lithuania and Papua New Guinea rank globally for obesity among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +2 standard?
- Lithuania ranks 110th and Papua New Guinea ranks 108th 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.