What is child mortality in Lithuania?

Child mortality in Lithuania was 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Lithuania?

The highest recorded value was 45.88 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Lithuania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Lithuania rank for child mortality?

Lithuania ranks 179th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Lithuania?

Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lithuania data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Lithuania

Name: Child mortality in Lithuania
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lithuania: Child mortality was 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.3377 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 2.0%

World rank

179th

of 203 countries

All-time high

45.88 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.3377 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Lithuania, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 33.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Lithuania peaked at 45.88 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Lithuania 179th out of 203 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
1800s	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	43.31 deaths per 100 live births	40.85 deaths per 100 live births	45.88 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	37.91 deaths per 100 live births	35.63 deaths per 100 live births	40.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	32.96 deaths per 100 live births	30.79 deaths per 100 live births	35.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	28.51 deaths per 100 live births	26.68 deaths per 100 live births	30.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	24.53 deaths per 100 live births	22.77 deaths per 100 live births	26.32 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	20.66 deaths per 100 live births	18.64 deaths per 100 live births	22.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	17.54 deaths per 100 live births	16.78 deaths per 100 live births	18.18 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	15.47 deaths per 100 live births	14.32 deaths per 100 live births	16.59 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	9.34 deaths per 100 live births	5.55 deaths per 100 live births	13.9 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	3.42 deaths per 100 live births	2.46 deaths per 100 live births	4.91 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	2.2 deaths per 100 live births	2.1 deaths per 100 live births	2.3 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.74 deaths per 100 live births	1.43 deaths per 100 live births	2.04 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	1.11 deaths per 100 live births	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.8939 deaths per 100 live births	0.6682 deaths per 100 live births	1.07 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4967 deaths per 100 live births	0.3942 deaths per 100 live births	0.608 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.3535 deaths per 100 live births	0.3377 deaths per 100 live births	0.3734 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

176 Germany 0.3711 deaths per 100 live births compare
177 Hungary 0.3707 deaths per 100 live births compare
178 Australia 0.3607 deaths per 100 live births compare
180 Israel 0.334 deaths per 100 live births compare
181 Austria 0.3322 deaths per 100 live births compare
182 Portugal 0.3228 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Lithuania

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,909 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 17,494 (2025)
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)

All data for Lithuania →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Lithuania?: Child mortality in Lithuania was 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Lithuania?: The highest recorded value was 45.88 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Lithuania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3377 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Lithuania rank for child mortality?: Lithuania ranks 179th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Lithuania?: Over the last ten years it is down 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.