The 2026 OECD Lithuania model provides an assessment in which a reduction in obesity prevalence to the level of the top-performing quarter of countries is associated with 3.3% lower health spending, about 0.8% higher GDP, and about 845 fewer premature deaths per year.
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.
The 2026 OECD Lithuania model provides an assessment in which a reduction in obesity prevalence to the level of the top-performing quarter of countries is associated with 3.3% lower health spending, about 0.8% higher GDP, and about 845 fewer premature deaths per year.