Canada vs Lithuania: Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard
Canada
25.9%
in 2024
Lithuania
27.2%
in 2024
Canada rank
105th
Lithuania rank
103rd
Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard over time
- Canada
- Lithuania
How they compare
Lithuania currently reports 27.2% against 25.9% in Canada, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lithuania ahead.
Canada ranks 105th and Lithuania ranks 103rd 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 | 16.0% | 16.5% | 0.6% | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 18.1% | 3.1% | Canada |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 21.1% | 5.0% | Canada |
| 2010s | 27.0% | 25.0% | 2.1% | Canada |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 26.8% | 0.6% | Lithuania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard, Canada or Lithuania?
- Lithuania, at 27.2% against 25.9% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard between Canada and Lithuania?
- 1.3%, 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 overweight among children and adolescents, bmi-for-age > +1 standard?
- Canada ranks 105th and Lithuania ranks 103rd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Overweight among children and adolescents, BMI-for-age > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate) (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.