Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) was 58.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Prevalence of overweight in Lithuania, 1990–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of overweight in Lithuania is 58.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of overweight in Lithuania peaked at 58.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1999.
That places Lithuania 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of overweight (% of adults) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 55.3% | — |
| 1991 | 54.9% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 54.5% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 54.2% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 53.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 53.3% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 53.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 53.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 54.7% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 55.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 56.1% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 56.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 58.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.7%, 97% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 58.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 57.1%, 1.0× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.0% | 53.3% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 53.3% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6% | 55.4% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.4% | 58.1% | 58.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of overweight in Lithuania?
- Prevalence of overweight in Lithuania was 58.7% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).
- What is the highest prevalence of overweight recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest prevalence of overweight recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1999.
- How does Lithuania rank for prevalence of overweight?
- Lithuania ranks 82nd out of 196 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of overweight 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/), published as part of Prevalence of overweight (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Prevalence of overweight adults is the percentage of adults ages 18 and over whose Body Mass Index (BMI) is more than 25 kg/m2. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a simple index of weight-for-height, or the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.