Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Lithuania or Réunion?

Réunion, at 76 deaths against 72 deaths in Lithuania as of 2023.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Réunion?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lithuania vs Réunion: Number of children who die before age 5

Lithuania

72 deaths

in 2023

Réunion

76 deaths

in 2023

Lithuania rank

172nd

Réunion rank

169th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Lithuania
Réunion

How they compare

Réunion currently reports 76 deaths against 72 deaths in Lithuania, a difference of 4 deaths.

That makes Réunion's figure about 1.1 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 172nd and Réunion ranks 169th of 236 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	Réunion	Difference	Ahead
1950s	3,429 deaths	2,326 deaths	1,103 deaths	Lithuania
1960s	1,948 deaths	1,518 deaths	429.2 deaths	Lithuania
1970s	1,194 deaths	645.7 deaths	548.6 deaths	Lithuania
1980s	969.2 deaths	167.8 deaths	801.4 deaths	Lithuania
1990s	698.2 deaths	117 deaths	581.2 deaths	Lithuania
2000s	280.8 deaths	116.6 deaths	164.2 deaths	Lithuania
2010s	146 deaths	96.5 deaths	49.5 deaths	Lithuania
2020s	83.5 deaths	80.5 deaths	3 deaths	Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Lithuania or Réunion?: Réunion, at 76 deaths against 72 deaths in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Lithuania and Réunion?: 4 deaths, with Réunion ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Réunion?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and Réunion rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Lithuania ranks 172nd and Réunion ranks 169th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.