Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 73 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
73 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
98th
of 218 countries
All-time high
73 years
in 2024
All-time low
62.54 years
in 1994
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Lithuania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 73 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Lithuania peaked at 73 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.54 years, in 1994.
Lithuania ranks 98th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 66.94 years | — |
| 1961 | 66.81 years | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 65.91 years | -1.3% |
| 1963 | 66.78 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 68.27 years | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 68.13 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 68.13 years | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 67.96 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 67.66 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 67.07 years | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 66.78 years | -0.4% |
| 1971 | 67.55 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 66.81 years | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 67.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 67.01 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 66.36 years | -1.0% |
| 1976 | 66.28 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 66.19 years | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 65.99 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 65.57 years | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 65.57 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 65.49 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 65.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 65.89 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 65.32 years | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 65.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 67.91 years | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 67.72 years | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 67.45 years | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 66.84 years | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 66.39 years | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 65.13 years | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 64.81 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 63.13 years | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 62.54 years | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 63.26 years | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 64.63 years | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 65.47 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 66 years | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 66.4 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 66.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 66 years | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 66.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 66.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 66.4 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 65.4 years | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.3 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 64.9 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 66.3 years | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 67.5 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 68 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 68.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 68.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.5 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 69.2 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 69.2 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 69.5 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 70.7 years | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 70.9 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.6 years | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 70.2 years | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 69.5 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 71.4 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 72.9 years | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 73 years | +0.1% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 73 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 79.04 years, 92% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 73 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 77.1 years, 95% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.37 years | 65.91 years | 68.27 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 66.58 years | 65.57 years | 67.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.39 years | 65.32 years | 67.91 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.78 years | 62.54 years | 66.4 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.13 years | 64.9 years | 67.5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.41 years | 68 years | 71.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4 years | 69.5 years | 73 years | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Lithuania?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Lithuania was 73 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 73 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.54 years in 1994.
- How does Lithuania rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Lithuania ranks 98th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.