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Life expectancy at birth in Lithuania

Lithuania: Life expectancy at birth was 76.03 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
76.03 years
Change on year
up 1.8%
World rank
111th
of 236 countries
All-time high
76.42 years
in 2019
All-time low
66.07 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Lithuania, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Lithuania stood at 76.03 years.

The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Lithuania peaked at 76.42 years in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66.07 years, in 1950.

Lithuania ranks 111th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth in Lithuania, year by year

Year years Change
1950 66.07 years —
1951 66.15 years +0.1%
1952 66.23 years +0.1%
1953 66.34 years +0.2%
1954 66.46 years +0.2%
1955 66.64 years +0.3%
1956 66.85 years +0.3%
1957 67.71 years +1.3%
1958 68.56 years +1.3%
1959 69.4 years +1.2%
1960 70.29 years +1.3%
1961 70.46 years +0.2%
1962 69.44 years -1.5%
1963 70.57 years +1.6%
1964 71.94 years +1.9%
1965 71.69 years -0.3%
1966 71.87 years +0.2%
1967 71.96 years +0.1%
1968 71.63 years -0.5%
1969 71.23 years -0.6%
1970 71.1 years -0.2%
1971 72.04 years +1.3%
1972 71.31 years -1.0%
1973 71.62 years +0.4%
1974 71.54 years -0.1%
1975 71.11 years -0.6%
1976 71.22 years +0.2%
1977 71.06 years -0.2%
1978 70.85 years -0.3%
1979 70.72 years -0.2%
1980 70.7 years -0.0%
1981 70.69 years -0.0%
1982 71.06 years +0.5%
1983 71.02 years -0.1%
1984 70.54 years -0.7%
1985 70.74 years +0.3%
1986 72.39 years +2.3%
1987 72.23 years -0.2%
1988 72.03 years -0.3%
1989 71.64 years -0.5%
1990 71.37 years -0.4%
1991 70.51 years -1.2%
1992 70.34 years -0.2%
1993 68.93 years -2.0%
1994 68.5 years -0.6%
1995 69.02 years +0.8%
1996 70.19 years +1.7%
1997 71.03 years +1.2%
1998 71.33 years +0.4%
1999 71.72 years +0.5%
2000 72.14 years +0.6%
2001 71.71 years -0.6%
2002 71.84 years +0.2%
2003 72.09 years +0.3%
2004 72 years -0.1%
2005 71.25 years -1.0%
2006 70.96 years -0.4%
2007 70.7 years -0.4%
2008 71.7 years +1.4%
2009 72.85 years +1.6%
2010 73.2 years +0.5%
2011 73.61 years +0.6%
2012 73.96 years +0.5%
2013 74.03 years +0.1%
2014 74.6 years +0.8%
2015 74.47 years -0.2%
2016 74.82 years +0.5%
2017 75.7 years +1.2%
2018 75.91 years +0.3%
2019 76.42 years +0.7%
2020 75.11 years -1.7%
2021 74.3 years -1.1%
2022 74.7 years +0.5%
2023 76.03 years +1.8%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 76.03 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 94% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 76.03 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.72 years, 95% of the median. (56 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 67.04 years 66.07 years 69.4 years 10
1960s 71.11 years 69.44 years 71.96 years 10
1970s 71.26 years 70.72 years 72.04 years 10
1980s 71.3 years 70.54 years 72.39 years 10
1990s 70.29 years 68.5 years 71.72 years 10
2000s 71.72 years 70.7 years 72.85 years 10
2010s 74.67 years 73.2 years 76.42 years 10
2020s 75.03 years 74.3 years 76.03 years 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 108 Barbados 76.18 years compare
  2. 109 Cape Verde 76.06 years compare
  3. 110 Mayotte 76.05 years compare
  4. 112 Romania 75.94 years compare
  5. 113 Brazil 75.85 years compare
  6. 114 Armenia 75.68 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Lithuania?
Life expectancy at birth in Lithuania was 76.03 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 76.42 years in 2019.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 66.07 years in 1950.
How does Lithuania rank for life expectancy at birth?
Lithuania ranks 111th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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