Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese was 21.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Lithuania, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Lithuania is 21.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Lithuania peaked at 21.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1980.
That places Lithuania 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.9% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.9% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.2% | 15.1% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 17.7% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.1% | 21.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 118 Afghanistan 21.8% compare
- 119 North Korea 21.7% compare
- 120 Switzerland 21.7% compare
- 122 Belgium 21.1% compare
- 123 Israel 20.8% compare
- 124 Latvia 20.8% compare
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- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 17,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 16,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 16,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 15,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 15,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 14,833 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Lithuania?
- Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese in Lithuania was 21.6% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1980.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese?
- Lithuania ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children and adolescents who are overweight or obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of children and adolescents aged 5 to 19 years old that are defined as either overweight or obese. This means their weight-for-height is more than one standard deviations from the median of the World Health Organization (WHO) Child Growth Standards.