Number of child deaths by age in Lithuania
Lithuania: Number of child deaths by age was 13 deaths in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of child deaths by age in Lithuania, 1963–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 13 deaths for number of child deaths by age in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Lithuania peaked at 411 deaths in 1963 and was at its lowest, 13 deaths, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 331.29 deaths | 266 deaths | 411 deaths | 7 |
| 1970s | 247.7 deaths | 237 deaths | 260 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 207.1 deaths | 180 deaths | 232 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 159 deaths | 88 deaths | 214 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.7 deaths | 38 deaths | 82 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.6 deaths | 21 deaths | 34 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6 deaths | 13 deaths | 18 deaths | 5 |
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- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 16,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 16,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 15,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 15,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 14,833 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Lithuania?
- Number of child deaths by age in Lithuania was 13 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 411 deaths in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 deaths in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Lithuania ranks 162nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .