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Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Lithuania

Lithuania: Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized was 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
122.55 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
14th
of 111 countries
All-time high
158.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1993
All-time low
122.55 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
41
1981–2023

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Lithuania, 1981–2023

0501001501981200220231981: 135.7 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 137.7 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 142.2 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 141.2 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 141.5 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 144.6 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 145.9 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 150.9 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 151.3 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 155.1 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 158.7 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 157 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 157.5 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 155.5 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 151.9 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 153.3 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 155.7 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 154.2 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 153.3 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 151.8 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 149.2 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 149.6 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 148.8 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 149.9 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 151.2 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 150.7 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 146.7 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 144.9 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 144.6 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 140.2 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 137.5 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 138.6 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 143.7 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 141.1 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 135 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 135.5 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 134.5 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 135.2 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 126.5 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 127.6 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 122.6 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Lithuania peaked at 158.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993 and was at its lowest, 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.

Lithuania ranks 14th of 111 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.

Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Lithuania, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1981 135.74 deaths per 100,000 people —
1982 137.69 deaths per 100,000 people +1.4%
1985 142.18 deaths per 100,000 people +3.3%
1986 141.24 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
1987 141.49 deaths per 100,000 people +0.2%
1988 144.64 deaths per 100,000 people +2.2%
1989 145.9 deaths per 100,000 people +0.9%
1990 150.87 deaths per 100,000 people +3.4%
1991 151.28 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
1992 155.09 deaths per 100,000 people +2.5%
1993 158.68 deaths per 100,000 people +2.3%
1994 157.05 deaths per 100,000 people -1.0%
1995 157.49 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
1996 155.54 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
1997 151.91 deaths per 100,000 people -2.3%
1998 153.26 deaths per 100,000 people +0.9%
1999 155.66 deaths per 100,000 people +1.6%
2000 154.23 deaths per 100,000 people -0.9%
2001 153.26 deaths per 100,000 people -0.6%
2002 151.78 deaths per 100,000 people -1.0%
2003 149.21 deaths per 100,000 people -1.7%
2004 149.63 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
2005 148.81 deaths per 100,000 people -0.5%
2006 149.91 deaths per 100,000 people +0.7%
2007 151.2 deaths per 100,000 people +0.9%
2008 150.72 deaths per 100,000 people -0.3%
2009 146.68 deaths per 100,000 people -2.7%
2010 144.91 deaths per 100,000 people -1.2%
2011 144.64 deaths per 100,000 people -0.2%
2012 140.21 deaths per 100,000 people -3.1%
2013 137.53 deaths per 100,000 people -1.9%
2014 138.6 deaths per 100,000 people +0.8%
2015 143.68 deaths per 100,000 people +3.7%
2016 141.09 deaths per 100,000 people -1.8%
2017 135 deaths per 100,000 people -4.3%
2018 135.47 deaths per 100,000 people +0.3%
2019 134.5 deaths per 100,000 people -0.7%
2020 135.2 deaths per 100,000 people +0.5%
2021 126.51 deaths per 100,000 people -6.4%
2022 127.64 deaths per 100,000 people +0.9%
2023 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people -4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 141.27 deaths per 100,000 people 135.74 deaths per 100,000 people 145.9 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 154.68 deaths per 100,000 people 150.87 deaths per 100,000 people 158.68 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 150.54 deaths per 100,000 people 146.68 deaths per 100,000 people 154.23 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 139.56 deaths per 100,000 people 134.5 deaths per 100,000 people 144.91 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 127.98 deaths per 100,000 people 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people 135.2 deaths per 100,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 11 Cuba 126.78 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 12 Poland 126.58 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 13 Slovakia 126.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 15 Romania 120.91 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 16 Russia 119.8 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 17 Jamaica 118.08 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Lithuania?
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized in Lithuania was 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 158.68 deaths per 100,000 people in 1993.
What is the lowest cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 122.55 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
How does Lithuania rank for cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized?
Lithuania ranks 14th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Cancer death rate: crude versus age-standardized
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, 4,885 data points, 1950–2023
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