Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lithuania
Lithuania: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lithuania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lithuania stood at 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lithuania peaked at 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2000.
Lithuania ranks 5th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 1.23 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.35 deaths per 100,000 people | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 1.36 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.39 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | +14.4% |
| 2021 | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.42 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.37 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 2 Bulgaria 2.28 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 3 Serbia 1.99 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 4 Latvia 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 6 Ukraine 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 7 Romania 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 8 Russian Federation 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lithuania?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Lithuania was 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 1.79 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Lithuania ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.