Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 was 20.54 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
20.54
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
122nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
20.54
in 2022
All-time low
13.79
in 1990
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Lithuania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 20.54 for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Lithuania peaked at 20.54 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.79, in 1990.
Lithuania ranks 122nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.79 | — |
| 1991 | 13.95 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 14.1 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 14.23 | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 14.31 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 14.4 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 14.48 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 14.57 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 14.66 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 14.75 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 14.85 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 14.98 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 15.14 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 15.34 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.59 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 15.87 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 16.13 | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 16.39 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 16.65 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 16.93 | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 17.23 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 17.55 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 17.89 | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 18.23 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 18.54 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.83 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 19.13 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 19.43 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 19.7 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 19.94 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 20.18 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 20.37 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 20.54 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.32 | 13.79 | 14.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.79 | 14.85 | 16.93 | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.65 | 17.23 | 19.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.36 | 20.18 | 20.54 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 119 South Africa 20.97 compare
- 120 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 20.96 compare
- 121 Morocco 20.89 compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 20.38 compare
- 124 Uzbekistan 19.9 compare
- 125 Russian Federation 19.7 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Lithuania?
- Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 in Lithuania was 20.54 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 20.54 in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.79 in 1990.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1?
- Lithuania ranks 122nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, bmi > +1 rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of overweight among children aged 5-19 years, BMI > +1 standard deviations above the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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