Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Lithuania
Lithuania: Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted was 1,900 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Lithuania is 1,900, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Lithuania peaked at 5,300 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1,900, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 150th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5,300 | — |
| 2001 | 4,900 | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 4,500 | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 4,200 | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 3,900 | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 3,600 | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 3,400 | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 3,300 | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3,200 | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 3,100 | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2,900 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2,800 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2,800 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2,800 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2,700 | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2,700 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,600 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2,500 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2,400 | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2,300 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2,200 | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 2,100 | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2,000 | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 2,000 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1,900 | -5.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1,900 is below the median for high income countries, which is 11,800, 16% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1,900 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13,750, 14% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,940 | 3,100 | 5,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,650 | 2,300 | 2,900 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,040 | 1,900 | 2,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 147 Montenegro 2,900 compare
- 148 Kiribati 2,400 compare
- 149 Samoa 2,300 compare
- 150 Cape Verde 1,900 compare
- 152 Latvia 1,400 compare
- 153 Marshall Islands 1,200 compare
More reference data data for Lithuania
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2893 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1106 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9699 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6729 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5859 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6578 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Lithuania?
- Malnutrition: number of children who are stunted in Lithuania was 1,900 in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 5,300 in 2000.
- What is the lowest malnutrition: number of children who are stunted recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,900 in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for malnutrition: number of children who are stunted?
- Lithuania ranks 150th out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is malnutrition: number of children who are stunted rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Malnutrition: Number of children who are stunted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The number of children younger than five who are stunted – significantly shorter than the average for their age, as a consequence of poor nutrition or repeated infection.