Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Lithuania
Lithuania: Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 was 1.35 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Lithuania, 1990–2022
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Lithuania is 1.35, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Lithuania peaked at 1.66 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 2022.
Lithuania ranks 172nd of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.45 | — |
| 1991 | 1.48 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.51 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.54 | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.56 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1.59 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.61 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 1.62 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 1.64 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.65 | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.66 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 1.66 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.65 | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.65 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.64 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.64 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.63 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 1.63 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.61 | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 1.6 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.58 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 1.56 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.55 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.52 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.5 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.47 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.44 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1.42 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.4 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.38 | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.36 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1.35 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.56 | 1.45 | 1.65 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 | 1.61 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.36 | 1.35 | 1.38 | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Lithuania?
- Prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 in Lithuania was 1.35 in 2022, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.66 in 2001.
- What is the lowest prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 2022.
- How does Lithuania rank for prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5?
- Lithuania ranks 172nd out of 193 countries with data for 2022.
- Is prevalence of underweight among adults, bmi < 18.5 rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. 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 Prevalence of underweight among adults, BMI < 18.5 (Crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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