Neonatal mortality rate in Lithuania
Lithuania: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.87 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Lithuania, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Lithuania stood at 1.87. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 2.9% on the previous year and down 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Lithuania peaked at 4.53 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.87, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 162nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.53 | — |
| 2001 | 4.38 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.32 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 4.34 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 4.36 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.26 | -2.3% |
| 2006 | 4 | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 3.66 | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 3.34 | -8.7% |
| 2009 | 3.08 | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 2.87 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 2.71 | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 2.59 | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 2.51 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 2.44 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 2.39 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.34 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.29 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.25 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.19 | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 2.13 | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 2.06 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 1.99 | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 1.93 | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.87 | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.03 | 3.08 | 4.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 | 2.19 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1.87 | 2.13 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Lithuania?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Lithuania was 1.87 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 4.53 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.87 in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Lithuania ranks 162nd out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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