Germany vs Lithuania: Youth mortality rate

Germany
0.4588 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Lithuania
0.449 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Germany rank
169th
Lithuania rank
172nd

Youth mortality rate over time

  • Germany
  • Lithuania
0123196719952024

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.4588 deaths per 100 live births against 0.449 deaths per 100 live births in Lithuania, a difference of 0.0098 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 169th and Lithuania ranks 172nd of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Lithuania in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Lithuania Difference Ahead
1960s 3.13 deaths per 100 live births 3.02 deaths per 100 live births 0.115 deaths per 100 live births Germany
1970s 2.48 deaths per 100 live births 2.67 deaths per 100 live births 0.1877 deaths per 100 live births Lithuania
1980s 1.41 deaths per 100 live births 2.2 deaths per 100 live births 0.7911 deaths per 100 live births Lithuania
1990s 0.8358 deaths per 100 live births 1.85 deaths per 100 live births 1.01 deaths per 100 live births Lithuania
2000s 0.5868 deaths per 100 live births 1.15 deaths per 100 live births 0.5633 deaths per 100 live births Lithuania
2010s 0.4772 deaths per 100 live births 0.672 deaths per 100 live births 0.1948 deaths per 100 live births Lithuania
2020s 0.4534 deaths per 100 live births 0.4755 deaths per 100 live births 0.0221 deaths per 100 live births Lithuania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Germany or Lithuania?
Germany, at 0.4588 deaths per 100 live births against 0.449 deaths per 100 live births in Lithuania as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Germany and Lithuania?
0.0098 deaths per 100 live births, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Lithuania?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Germany and Lithuania rank globally for youth mortality rate?
Germany ranks 169th and Lithuania ranks 172nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.