Youth mortality rate in Lithuania
Lithuania: Youth mortality rate was 0.449 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Youth mortality rate in Lithuania, 1967–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Lithuania stood at 0.449 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 58 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 34.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Lithuania peaked at 3.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1967 and was at its lowest, 0.449 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Lithuania ranks 172nd of 199 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 | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.93 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | 3 |
| 1970s | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 2.58 deaths per 100 live births | 2.78 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.2 deaths per 100 live births | 1.86 deaths per 100 live births | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.85 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 2.21 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.15 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8922 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.672 deaths per 100 live births | 0.534 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8227 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4755 deaths per 100 live births | 0.449 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5068 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
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- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 17,494 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 16,722 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 16,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 15,742 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 15,317 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 14,833 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Lithuania?
- Youth mortality rate in Lithuania was 0.449 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 3.26 deaths per 100 live births in 1967.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.449 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for youth mortality rate?
- Lithuania ranks 172nd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.