Homicide rate in Lithuania
Lithuania: Homicide rate was 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Lithuania, 1981–2023
Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for homicide rate in Lithuania is 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Lithuania peaked at 13.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.
Lithuania ranks 45th of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people | 7 |
| 1990s | 10.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.6 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.59 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.29 deaths per 100,000 people | 10.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 4 |
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- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Lithuania?
- Homicide rate in Lithuania was 1.71 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 homicide rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 13.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for homicide rate?
- Lithuania ranks 45th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. 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 Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Annual number of deaths from homicide per 100,000 people.