Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) was 58.67 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
58.67
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
79th
of 193 countries
All-time high
58.67
in 2022
All-time low
53.27
in 1999
Years of data
33
1990–2022
Prevalence of overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 in Lithuania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 58.67 for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Lithuania peaked at 58.67 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.27, in 1999.
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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.27 | — |
| 1991 | 54.87 | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 54.5 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 54.17 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 53.88 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 53.65 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 53.46 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.34 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 53.28 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 53.27 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 53.32 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 53.41 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.55 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 53.74 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 53.94 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 54.17 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 54.41 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 54.66 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 54.9 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 55.15 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 55.39 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 55.64 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 55.89 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 56.15 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 56.41 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 56.68 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 56.97 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.25 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.54 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 57.83 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 58.11 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 58.4 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.67 | +0.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 58.67 is below the median for high income countries, which is 59.54, 99% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 58.67 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 56.98, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.97 | 53.27 | 55.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.12 | 53.32 | 55.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.58 | 55.39 | 57.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.39 | 58.11 | 58.67 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Lithuania?
- Prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 in Lithuania was 58.67 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 58.67 in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.27 in 1999.
- How does Lithuania rank for prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25?
- Lithuania ranks 79th out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight among adults, bmi ≥ 25 rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 overweight among adults, BMI ≥ 25 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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