Prevalence of of obesity among adults | Lithuania

Proportion of obese people (BMI of 30 kg/m² or higher) in Lithuania in 2022 amounted to 25.36% of the adult population (18 years and over). In 2021, the value was  25.09%. It has been growing in this country for already 26 years in a row. Since 1990, for the whole period of WHO statistics, the prevalence of obesity among adults in Lithuania has increased in 1.26 times. The highest obesity rate in the adult population was in 2022, when it reached 25.36%. The minimum was recorded in 1996, with a value of 19.67% of total adult population of Lithuania.