What is infant mortality rate in Lithuania?

Infant mortality rate in Lithuania was 0.2831 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Lithuania?

The highest recorded value was 5.27 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Lithuania?

The lowest recorded value was 0.2831 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Lithuania rank for infant mortality rate?

Lithuania ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Lithuania?

Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Lithuania data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Lithuania

Name: Infant mortality rate in Lithuania
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Lithuania: Infant mortality rate was 0.2831 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.2831 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.8%

World rank

176th

of 199 countries

All-time high

5.27 deaths per 100 live births

in 1958

All-time low

0.2831 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1958–2024

Infant mortality rate in Lithuania, 1958–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Lithuania recorded 0.2831 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 67 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 32.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Lithuania peaked at 5.27 deaths per 100 live births in 1958 and was at its lowest, 0.2831 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Lithuania ranks 176th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	4.93 deaths per 100 live births	4.59 deaths per 100 live births	5.27 deaths per 100 live births	2
1960s	2.79 deaths per 100 live births	1.96 deaths per 100 live births	4.05 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	1.73 deaths per 100 live births	1.65 deaths per 100 live births	1.83 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	1.36 deaths per 100 live births	1.12 deaths per 100 live births	1.59 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	1.17 deaths per 100 live births	0.8885 deaths per 100 live births	1.43 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	0.7195 deaths per 100 live births	0.5424 deaths per 100 live births	0.8561 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	0.4077 deaths per 100 live births	0.3271 deaths per 100 live births	0.4945 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	0.2951 deaths per 100 live births	0.2831 deaths per 100 live births	0.3105 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

173 Australia 0.309 deaths per 100 live births compare
174 Hungary 0.3071 deaths per 100 live births compare
175 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.3048 deaths per 100 live births compare
177 Austria 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births compare
178 Portugal 0.2669 deaths per 100 live births compare
179 Israel 0.2659 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality rate in Lithuania?: Infant mortality rate in Lithuania was 0.2831 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Lithuania?: The highest recorded value was 5.27 deaths per 100 live births in 1958.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Lithuania?: The lowest recorded value was 0.2831 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Lithuania rank for infant mortality rate?: Lithuania ranks 176th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Lithuania?: Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .