Suicide rate in Lithuania

Lithuania: Suicide rate was 16.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
16.62 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 12.8%
World rank
23rd
of 194 countries
All-time high
47.21 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2000
All-time low
16.62 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Suicide rate in Lithuania, 2000–2021

010203040502000201020212000: 47.2 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 43.4 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 43.4 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 41 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 39 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 37.7 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 30.1 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 29.9 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 32.8 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 33.1 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 31.9 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 32.8 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 30 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 35.2 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 29.9 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 29.1 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 26.6 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 24.3 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 22 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 21.3 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 19.1 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 16.6 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, suicide rate in Lithuania stood at 16.62 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.8% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, suicide rate in Lithuania peaked at 47.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16.62 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.

Lithuania ranks 23rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.75 deaths per 100,000 people 29.92 deaths per 100,000 people 47.21 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 28.3 deaths per 100,000 people 21.25 deaths per 100,000 people 35.21 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 17.84 deaths per 100,000 people 16.62 deaths per 100,000 people 19.06 deaths per 100,000 people 2

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 20 Russia 17.82 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 21 Tuvalu 17.47 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 22 Ukraine 16.66 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 24 Togo 15.89 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 25 Niue 15.76 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 26 Somalia 15.29 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is suicide rate in Lithuania?
Suicide rate in Lithuania was 16.62 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 suicide rate recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 47.21 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
What is the lowest suicide rate recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 16.62 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
How does Lithuania rank for suicide rate?
Lithuania ranks 23rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is suicide rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 Suicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Suicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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Estimated number of age-standardized deaths from self-harm in both sexes, per 100,000 people.