Croatia vs Lithuania: Brain and nervous system cancer death rate

Croatia
6.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Lithuania
5.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Croatia rank
3rd
Lithuania rank
5th

Brain and nervous system cancer death rate over time

  • Croatia
  • Lithuania
234567198520042023

How they compare

Croatia currently reports 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Lithuania, a difference of 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Croatia's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Croatia ahead.

Croatia ranks 3rd and Lithuania ranks 5th of 111 countries.

Croatia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Croatia Lithuania Difference Ahead
1990s 5.58 deaths per 100,000 people 4.06 deaths per 100,000 people 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people Croatia
2000s 5.71 deaths per 100,000 people 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people 0.8152 deaths per 100,000 people Croatia
2010s 5.81 deaths per 100,000 people 5.18 deaths per 100,000 people 0.6278 deaths per 100,000 people Croatia
2020s 5.79 deaths per 100,000 people 5.26 deaths per 100,000 people 0.5313 deaths per 100,000 people Croatia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher brain and nervous system cancer death rate, Croatia or Lithuania?
Croatia, at 6.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 5.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Lithuania as of 2021.
What is the difference in brain and nervous system cancer death rate between Croatia and Lithuania?
1.01 deaths per 100,000 people, with Croatia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Lithuania?
29 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2021.
How do Croatia and Lithuania rank globally for brain and nervous system cancer death rate?
Croatia ranks 3rd and Lithuania ranks 5th of 111 countries.
Where does this data come from?
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Brain and nervous system cancer death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Brain and nervous system cancer death rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 3,024 data points, 1979–2023
Last refreshed

Reported deaths from brain and nervous system cancers in both sexes in those aged all ages per 100,000 people.