Croatia vs Lithuania: Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality
Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality over time
- Croatia
- Lithuania
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 5.9 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.2 Deaths per 1 000 births in Lithuania, a difference of 1.7 Deaths per 1 000 births.
That makes Croatia's figure about 1.4 times Lithuania's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Croatia ahead.
Croatia ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 2nd of 3 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Croatia averaged higher in 5 and Lithuania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Croatia | Lithuania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.43 Deaths per 1 000 births | 14.29 Deaths per 1 000 births | 15.14 Deaths per 1 000 births | Croatia |
| 1970s | 20.78 Deaths per 1 000 births | 12.61 Deaths per 1 000 births | 8.17 Deaths per 1 000 births | Croatia |
| 1980s | 14.78 Deaths per 1 000 births | 11.28 Deaths per 1 000 births | 3.5 Deaths per 1 000 births | Croatia |
| 1990s | 9.92 Deaths per 1 000 births | 12.7 Deaths per 1 000 births | 2.78 Deaths per 1 000 births | Lithuania |
| 2000s | 8.03 Deaths per 1 000 births | 8.23 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.2 Deaths per 1 000 births | Lithuania |
| 2010s | 6.3 Deaths per 1 000 births | 5.86 Deaths per 1 000 births | 0.44 Deaths per 1 000 births | Croatia |
| 2020s | 6.17 Deaths per 1 000 births | 4.85 Deaths per 1 000 births | 1.32 Deaths per 1 000 births | Croatia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality, Croatia or Lithuania?
- Croatia, at 5.9 Deaths per 1 000 births against 4.2 Deaths per 1 000 births in Lithuania as of 2024.
- What is the difference in maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality between Croatia and Lithuania?
- 1.7 Deaths per 1 000 births, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Croatia and Lithuania?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Croatia and Lithuania rank globally for maternal and infant mortality — perinatal mortality?
- Croatia ranks 1st and Lithuania ranks 2nd of 3 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Maternal and infant mortality — Perinatal mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on infant, neonatal, perinatal and maternal mortality. Data for infant and neonatal mortality are presented either with no minimum threshold of gestation period or birthweight, or following the minimum threshold of 22 weeks (or 500 grams birthweight) Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.