Period versus cohort life expectancy in Lithuania
Lithuania: Period versus cohort life expectancy was 77.46 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.46
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
34th
of 41 countries
All-time high
77.46
in 2024
All-time low
67.73
in 1959
Years of data
66
1959–2024
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Lithuania, 1959–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 77.46 for period versus cohort life expectancy in 2024. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, period versus cohort life expectancy in Lithuania peaked at 77.46 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.73, in 1959.
That places Lithuania 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Period versus cohort life expectancy in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1959 | 67.73 | — |
| 1960 | 70.28 | +3.8% |
| 1961 | 70.45 | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 69.43 | -1.4% |
| 1963 | 70.56 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | 71.93 | +1.9% |
| 1965 | 71.69 | -0.3% |
| 1966 | 71.87 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 71.95 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 71.63 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 71.23 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 71.1 | -0.2% |
| 1971 | 72.04 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 71.31 | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 71.62 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 71.54 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 71.11 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 71.22 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 71.06 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 70.85 | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 70.72 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 70.7 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 70.69 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 71.07 | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 71.01 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 70.54 | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 70.74 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 72.39 | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 72.23 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 72.03 | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 71.66 | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 71.37 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 70.51 | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 70.34 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 68.94 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 68.5 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 69.02 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 70.2 | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 71.03 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 71.33 | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 71.72 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 72.15 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 71.71 | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 71.84 | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 72.09 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.01 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 71.25 | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 70.97 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.7 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 71.7 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 72.86 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 73.2 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 73.61 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.98 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 74.05 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 74.63 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 74.53 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.9 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 75.79 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 76 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 76.52 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 75.23 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 74.3 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 75.86 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 77.44 | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 77.46 | +0.0% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 77.46 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.92, 95% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 77.46 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.49, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 67.73 | 67.73 | 67.73 | 1 |
| 1960s | 71.1 | 69.43 | 71.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.26 | 70.72 | 72.04 | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.31 | 70.54 | 72.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.3 | 68.5 | 71.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.73 | 70.7 | 72.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.72 | 73.2 | 76.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.06 | 74.3 | 77.46 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is period versus cohort life expectancy in Lithuania?
- Period versus cohort life expectancy in Lithuania was 77.46 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 77.46 in 2024.
- What is the lowest period versus cohort life expectancy recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.73 in 1959.
- How does Lithuania rank for period versus cohort life expectancy?
- Lithuania ranks 34th out of 41 countries with data for 2024.
- Is period versus cohort life expectancy rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Period versus cohort life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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