Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) was 53.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
53.8%
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
113th
of 198 countries
All-time high
59.8%
in 1980
All-time low
53.3%
in 2000
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lithuania, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 53.8% for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lithuania peaked at 59.8% in 1980 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 113th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 59.8% | — |
| 1981 | 59.4% | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 59.0% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 58.6% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 58.2% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 57.7% | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 57.3% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 56.8% | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 56.4% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 56.0% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 55.5% | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 55.1% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 54.8% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 54.4% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 54.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 53.9% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 53.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 53.4% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 53.9% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 54.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 54.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 53.9% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 53.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.9% | 56.0% | 59.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.2% | 53.3% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 53.3% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 54.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 53.8% | 54.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lithuania?
- Overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) in Lithuania was 53.8% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 59.8% in 1980.
- What is the lowest overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate)?
- Lithuania ranks 113th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2 (age-standardized estimate) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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