Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Lithuania
Lithuania: Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 was 2.66 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
2.66
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
132nd
of 193 countries
All-time high
3
in 1990
All-time low
2.48
in 2011
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Lithuania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Lithuania stood at 2.66.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Lithuania peaked at 3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 2.48, in 2011.
Lithuania ranks 132nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3 | — |
| 1991 | 2.98 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 2.97 | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 2.97 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 2.96 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 2.96 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 2.95 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.94 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 2.92 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 2.89 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 2.86 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 2.82 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.78 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 2.74 | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 2.69 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.65 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 2.6 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 2.56 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.52 | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 2.5 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 2.49 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.48 | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 2.48 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.48 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.48 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.48 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.49 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2.51 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 2.53 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 2.56 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.59 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.62 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.66 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.95 | 2.89 | 3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.67 | 2.5 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 | 2.48 | 2.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.62 | 2.59 | 2.66 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Lithuania?
- Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 in Lithuania was 2.66 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.48 in 2011.
- How does Lithuania rank for percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2?
- Lithuania ranks 132nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, bmi < -2 rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Percentage of thinness among children aged 5-19 years, BMI < -2 standard deviations below the median (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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