Infant mortality in Lithuania
Lithuania: Infant mortality was 62 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
62 Number
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
42nd
of 53 countries
All-time high
565 Number
in 1961
All-time low
62 Number
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Infant mortality in Lithuania, 1960–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 62 Number for infant mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality in Lithuania peaked at 565 Number in 1961 and was at its lowest, 62 Number, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 42nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Infant mortality in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 558 Number | — |
| 1961 | 565 Number | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 537 Number | -5.0% |
| 1963 | 527 Number | -1.9% |
| 1964 | 479 Number | -9.1% |
| 1965 | 482 Number | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 432 Number | -10.4% |
| 1967 | 442 Number | +2.3% |
| 1968 | 359 Number | -18.8% |
| 1969 | 368 Number | +2.5% |
| 1970 | 368 Number | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 381 Number | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 369 Number | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 388 Number | +5.1% |
| 1974 | 394 Number | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 456 Number | +15.7% |
| 1976 | 421 Number | -7.7% |
| 1977 | 399 Number | -5.2% |
| 1978 | 365 Number | -8.5% |
| 1979 | 345 Number | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 337 Number | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 358 Number | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 344 Number | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 352 Number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 402 Number | +14.2% |
| 1985 | 363 Number | -9.7% |
| 1986 | 419 Number | +15.4% |
| 1987 | 409 Number | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 311 Number | -24.0% |
| 1989 | 298 Number | -4.2% |
| 1990 | 305 Number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 408 Number | +33.8% |
| 1992 | 434 Number | +6.4% |
| 1993 | 372 Number | -14.3% |
| 1994 | 295 Number | -20.7% |
| 1995 | 285 Number | -3.4% |
| 1996 | 236 Number | -17.2% |
| 1997 | 248 Number | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 240 Number | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 207 Number | -13.8% |
| 2000 | 221 Number | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 167 Number | -24.4% |
| 2002 | 193 Number | +15.6% |
| 2003 | 168 Number | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 150 Number | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 152 Number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 137 Number | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 161 Number | +17.5% |
| 2008 | 164 Number | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 151 Number | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 147 Number | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 148 Number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 117 Number | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 143 Number | +22.2% |
| 2014 | 139 Number | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 126 Number | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 130 Number | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 102 Number | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 115 Number | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 113 Number | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 82 Number | -27.4% |
| 2021 | 88 Number | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 86 Number | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 69 Number | -19.8% |
| 2024 | 62 Number | -10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 474.9 Number | 359 Number | 565 Number | 10 |
| 1970s | 388.6 Number | 345 Number | 456 Number | 10 |
| 1980s | 359.3 Number | 298 Number | 419 Number | 10 |
| 1990s | 303 Number | 207 Number | 434 Number | 10 |
| 2000s | 166.4 Number | 137 Number | 221 Number | 10 |
| 2010s | 128 Number | 102 Number | 148 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4 Number | 62 Number | 88 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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 — Life expectancy difference -8.6 Years (2024)
- Infant health: low birthweight 4.3 Percentage of live births (2024)
- Life expectancy 77.5 Years (2024)
- Life expectancy — Life expectancy difference 8.6 Years (2024)
- Health personnel by NUTS 2 region - historical data 12,529 Number (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality in Lithuania?
- Infant mortality in Lithuania was 62 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest infant mortality recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 565 Number in 1961.
- What is the lowest infant mortality recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62 Number in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for infant mortality?
- Lithuania ranks 42nd out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Infant mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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