Latvia vs Lithuania: Annual death rates at different ages
Latvia
2.91 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lithuania
2.83 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Latvia rank
211th
Lithuania rank
214th
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Latvia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 211th and Lithuania ranks 214th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Latvia averaged higher in 4 and Lithuania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 45.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.32 deaths per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1960s | 21.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 28.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.3 deaths per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1970s | 17.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 18.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6863 deaths per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1980s | 13.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 13.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0679 deaths per 1,000 people | Lithuania |
| 1990s | 15 deaths per 1,000 people | 12.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2000s | 8.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2010s | 4.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5972 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
| 2020s | 3.08 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.92 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1628 deaths per 1,000 people | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates at different ages, Latvia or Lithuania?
- Latvia, at 2.91 deaths per 1,000 people against 2.83 deaths per 1,000 people in Lithuania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Latvia and Lithuania?
- 0.08 deaths per 1,000 people, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Lithuania?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Lithuania rank globally for annual death rates at different ages?
- Latvia ranks 211th and Lithuania ranks 214th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.