Children moderately or severely stunted in Lithuania
Lithuania: Children moderately or severely stunted was 1.9 num th in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children moderately or severely stunted in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in num th.
Analysis
The most recent figure for children moderately or severely stunted in Lithuania is 1.9 num th, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.0% on the previous year and down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children moderately or severely stunted in Lithuania peaked at 5.3 num th in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.9 num th, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 165th 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.
Children moderately or severely stunted in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | num th | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3 num th | — |
| 2001 | 4.9 num th | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 4.5 num th | -8.2% |
| 2003 | 4.2 num th | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 3.9 num th | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 3.6 num th | -7.7% |
| 2006 | 3.4 num th | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 3.3 num th | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3.2 num th | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.1 num th | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 2.9 num th | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8 num th | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 2.8 num th | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 2.8 num th | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2.7 num th | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 2.7 num th | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6 num th | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 2.5 num th | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4 num th | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 2.3 num th | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 2.2 num th | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 2.1 num th | -4.5% |
| 2022 | 2 num th | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 2 num th | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.9 num th | -5.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 1.9 num th is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.45 num th, 17% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 1.9 num th is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.4 num th, 14% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.94 num th | 3.1 num th | 5.3 num th | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 num th | 2.3 num th | 2.9 num th | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.04 num th | 1.9 num th | 2.2 num th | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 162 Montenegro 2.9 num th compare
- 163 Kiribati 2.4 num th compare
- 164 Samoa 2.3 num th compare
- 165 Cabo Verde 1.9 num th compare
- 167 Latvia 1.4 num th compare
- 168 Marshall Islands 1.2 num th compare
More development goals data for Lithuania
- Red List Index 0.9919 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 3.75 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 3,802 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 63 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 62 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 24 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 29 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 29 (2025)
- Infant deaths 62 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children moderately or severely stunted in Lithuania?
- Children moderately or severely stunted in Lithuania was 1.9 num th in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3 num th in 2000.
- What is the lowest children moderately or severely stunted recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9 num th in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for children moderately or severely stunted?
- Lithuania ranks 165th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children moderately or severely 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 United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Children moderately or severely stunted (thousands). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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