Infant health: low birthweight in Lithuania
Lithuania: Infant health: low birthweight was 4.3 Percentage of live births in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.3 Percentage of live births
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
5th
of 7 countries
All-time high
5 Percentage of live births
in 2022
All-time low
3.7 Percentage of live births
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Infant health: low birthweight in Lithuania, 1989–2024
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.
Infant health: low birthweight in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage of live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 3.9 Percentage of live births | — |
| 1990 | 3.7 Percentage of live births | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 4.1 Percentage of live births | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 4.4 Percentage of live births | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 4.4 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.3 Percentage of live births | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 4.2 Percentage of live births | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.3 Percentage of live births | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.2 Percentage of live births | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.5 Percentage of live births | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 4.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.6 Percentage of live births | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 4.5 Percentage of live births | -2.2% |
| 2002 | 4.9 Percentage of live births | +8.9% |
| 2003 | 4.7 Percentage of live births | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 4.5 Percentage of live births | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 4.7 Percentage of live births | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 4.6 Percentage of live births | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 4.5 Percentage of live births | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 4.6 Percentage of live births | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 4.5 Percentage of live births | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 4.7 Percentage of live births | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 4.7 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4.8 Percentage of live births | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 4.6 Percentage of live births | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 4.5 Percentage of live births | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 4.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.5 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.9 Percentage of live births | +8.9% |
| 2018 | 4.6 Percentage of live births | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 4.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4.6 Percentage of live births | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.3 Percentage of live births | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 5 Percentage of live births | +16.3% |
| 2023 | 4.1 Percentage of live births | -18.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3 Percentage of live births | +4.9% |
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
- 2 Netherlands 5.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 2 South Africa 16.6 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Poland 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Slovenia 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Croatia 5.4 Percentage of live births compare
- 3 Colombia 11 Percentage of live births compare
- 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
- 6 Latvia 4.2 Percentage of live births compare
- 7 Estonia 4.1 Percentage of live births compare
- 8 Bulgaria 9.4 Percentage of live births compare
More health data for Lithuania
- Mortality, morbidity and welfare cost from exposure to 0.458 Per 1 000 inhabitants (2019)
- Available beds in hospitals by NUTS 2 region 15,468 Number (2024)
- Infant mortality rates by NUTS 2 region 2.9 Rate (2024)
- Life expectancy by age, sex and NUTS 2 region 77.5 Year (2024)
- Infant mortality by NUTS 2 region 56 Number (2024)
- Life expectancy 77.5 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 8.6 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference -8.6 Years (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 12,529 Number (2020)
- Hospital beds by NUTS 2 region - historical data 16,802 Number (2020)
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 5th out of 7 countries 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.