Infant health: low birthweight in Lithuania
Lithuania: Infant health: low birthweight was 4.3 Percentage of live births in 2024. β² Rising
Infant health: low birthweight in Lithuania, 1989β2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of live births.
Analysis
In 2024, infant health: low birthweight in Lithuania stood at 4.3 Percentage of live births.
That represents a change of up 4.9% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant health: low birthweight in Lithuania peaked at 5 Percentage of live births in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.7 Percentage of live births, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.9 Percentage of live births | 3.9 Percentage of live births | 3.9 Percentage of live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.26 Percentage of live births | 3.7 Percentage of live births | 4.5 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 Percentage of live births | 4.5 Percentage of live births | 4.9 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.64 Percentage of live births | 4.5 Percentage of live births | 4.9 Percentage of live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.46 Percentage of live births | 4.1 Percentage of live births | 5 Percentage of live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 4 Thailand 10.3 Percentage of live births compare
- 5 Indonesia 9.9 Percentage of live births compare
- 6 Greece 9.8 Percentage of live births compare
- 6 Japan 9.8 Percentage of live births compare
- 8 Bulgaria 9.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 9 Costa Rica 8.8 Percentage of live births compare
- 10 Brazil 8.7 Percentage of live births compare
More health data for Lithuania
- Life expectancy β Life expectancy difference -8.6 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy β Life expectancy difference 8.6 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy 77.5 Years (2024)
- Maternal and infant mortality β Perinatal mortality 4.2 Deaths per 1 000 births (2025)
- Healthcare coverage β Health insurance coverage 2,986 Persons (2025)
- Causes of mortality 37,453 Deaths (2024)
- Communicable diseases β Communicable disease incidence 21 Cases (2024)
- Hospital beds by function of healthcare 5.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2024)
- Hospital beds by sector 5.36 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2024)
- Hospitals 23.89 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant health: low birthweight in Lithuania?
- Infant health: low birthweight in Lithuania was 4.3 Percentage of live births in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 5 Percentage of live births in 2022.
- What is the lowest infant health: low birthweight recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7 Percentage of live births in 1990.
- How does Lithuania rank for infant health: low birthweight?
- Lithuania ranks 7th out of 9 groups with data for 2024.
- Is infant health: low birthweight rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.