Share of adults who are obese in Lithuania
Lithuania: Share of adults who are obese was 26.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of adults who are obese in Lithuania, 1980–2024
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of adults who are obese in Lithuania is 26.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of adults who are obese in Lithuania peaked at 26.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.3%, in 1993.
That places Lithuania 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.2% | 21.6% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.5% | 21.3% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 22.3% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 25.2% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 26.1% | 26.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of adults who are obese in Lithuania?
- Share of adults who are obese in Lithuania was 26.1% in 2024, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of adults who are obese recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of adults who are obese recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.3% in 1993.
- How does Lithuania rank for share of adults who are obese?
- Lithuania ranks 90th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of adults who are obese rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of adults who are obese. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Obesity is defined here as a body mass index (BMI) above 30. BMI is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.