Mortality rate, under-5 in Lithuania
Lithuania: Mortality rate, under-5 was 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. β Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 in Lithuania, 1960β2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 3.4 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Lithuania peaked at 49.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2023.
Lithuania ranks 174th of 197 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.25 per 1,000 live births | 24.6 per 1,000 live births | 49.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 21.98 per 1,000 live births | 21 per 1,000 live births | 23 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.42 per 1,000 live births | 14.3 per 1,000 live births | 20.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.81 per 1,000 live births | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | 18.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.94 per 1,000 live births | 6.7 per 1,000 live births | 10.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.96 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | 6.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.52 per 1,000 live births | 3.4 per 1,000 live births | 3.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Lithuania?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Lithuania was 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 49.1 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Lithuania ranks 174th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.