Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) was 1.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 1.6% for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lithuania peaked at 2.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2020.
Lithuania ranks 173rd of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.9% | — |
| 2001 | 2.8% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.7% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 2.6% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 2.4% | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2010 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.9%, 42% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4.4%, 36% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.1% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More infrastructure data for Lithuania
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 3.97 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 138.73 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 201,462 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 7.05 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0698 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -9.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 201,462 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.37 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lithuania?
- Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted in Lithuania was 1.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- How does Lithuania rank for proportion of children moderately or severely stunted?
- Lithuania ranks 173rd out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of children moderately or severely stunted rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children moderately or severely stunted (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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