Infant mortality by age and sex in Lithuania
Lithuania: Infant mortality by age and sex was 9 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality by age and sex in Lithuania, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 9 Number for infant mortality by age and sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.0% on the previous year and down 69.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality by age and sex in Lithuania peaked at 35 Number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9 Number, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 50th out of 58 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Infant mortality by age and sex in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 35 Number | — |
| 2008 | 33 Number | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 25 Number | -24.2% |
| 2010 | 25 Number | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 34 Number | +36.0% |
| 2012 | 23 Number | -32.4% |
| 2013 | 28 Number | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 29 Number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 34 Number | +17.2% |
| 2016 | 24 Number | -29.4% |
| 2017 | 21 Number | -12.5% |
| 2018 | 19 Number | -9.5% |
| 2019 | 22 Number | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 11 Number | -50.0% |
| 2021 | 17 Number | +54.5% |
| 2022 | 17 Number | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 Number | -41.2% |
| 2024 | 9 Number | -10.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 9 Number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 50 Number, 18% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 9 Number is below the median for high income countries, which is 52 Number, 17% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31 Number | 25 Number | 35 Number | 3 |
| 2010s | 25.9 Number | 19 Number | 34 Number | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.8 Number | 9 Number | 17 Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.4537 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,909 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -4.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0199 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality by age and sex in Lithuania?
- Infant mortality by age and sex in Lithuania was 9 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest infant mortality by age and sex recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 35 Number in 2007.
- What is the lowest infant mortality by age and sex recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 Number in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for infant mortality by age and sex?
- Lithuania ranks 50th out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality by age and sex rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.0%. 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 by age and sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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