Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Lithuania
Lithuania: Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 was 25.36 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Lithuania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2022, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Lithuania stood at 25.36. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Lithuania peaked at 25.36 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 19.67, in 1995.
Lithuania ranks 79th 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.
Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20.18 | — |
| 1991 | 20.02 | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 19.88 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 19.77 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 19.7 | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 19.67 | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 19.67 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 19.72 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 19.8 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 19.93 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 20.09 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 20.28 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 20.49 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 20.73 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 20.99 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 21.25 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 21.52 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 21.79 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 22.05 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 22.3 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 22.54 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 22.78 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 23 | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 23.22 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 23.44 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 23.67 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 23.9 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 24.13 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 24.36 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 24.6 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 24.84 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 25.09 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 25.36 | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.83 | 19.67 | 20.18 | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.15 | 20.09 | 22.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.56 | 22.54 | 24.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.1 | 24.84 | 25.36 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Lithuania?
- Prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 in Lithuania was 25.36 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 25.36 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.67 in 1995.
- How does Lithuania rank for prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30?
- Lithuania ranks 79th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of obesity among adults, bmi ≥ 30 rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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 Prevalence of obesity among adults, BMI ≥ 30 (Age-standardized estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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