Crude death rate (per 1,000 average population) in Lithuania
Lithuania: Crude death rate (per 1,000 average population) was 13 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
11th
of 74 countries
All-time high
17
in 2021
All-time low
7.4
in 1964
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Crude death rate in Lithuania, 1960–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 13 for crude death rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate in Lithuania peaked at 17 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.4, in 1964.
Lithuania ranks 11th of 74 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Crude death rate (per 1,000 average population) in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.8 | — |
| 1961 | 7.9 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 8.7 | +10.1% |
| 1963 | 8 | -8.0% |
| 1964 | 7.4 | -7.5% |
| 1965 | 7.9 | +6.8% |
| 1966 | 7.9 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 8.1 | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 8.4 | +3.7% |
| 1969 | 8.7 | +3.6% |
| 1970 | 8.9 | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 8.5 | -4.5% |
| 1972 | 9.1 | +7.1% |
| 1973 | 9 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 9.5 | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 9.6 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 9.8 | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 10.1 | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 10.3 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 10.5 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 10.4 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 10.1 | -2.9% |
| 1983 | 10.5 | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 11 | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 11.1 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 10 | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 10.2 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 10.3 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 10.4 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 10.8 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 11.1 | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 11.2 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 12.5 | +11.6% |
| 1994 | 12.7 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 12.5 | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 11.9 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 11.5 | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 11.5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 11.4 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 11.1 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 11.6 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 11.9 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 12 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 12.2 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 13.2 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 13.7 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 14.1 | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 13.7 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.3 | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 13.6 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 13.6 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.7 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 14 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 13.7 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 14.4 | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 14.3 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.1 | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 14 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.6 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 15.5 | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 17 | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 15.1 | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 12.9 | -14.6% |
| 2024 | 13 | +0.8% |
Lithuania compared with similar countries
- Lithuania's 13 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.55, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Lithuania's 13 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.8, 1.3× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.08 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.38 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.45 | 10 | 11.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.71 | 10.8 | 12.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.68 | 11.1 | 14.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.9 | 13.6 | 14.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.7 | 12.9 | 17 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
More population data for Lithuania
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.6957 % change on previous year (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.3 (2100)
- Population density 19.3 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 37,718 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.3 (2100)
- Urbanization vs gdp, annual growth rate 0.3676 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate in Lithuania?
- Crude death rate in Lithuania was 13 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest crude death rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 17 in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4 in 1964.
- How does Lithuania rank for crude death rate?
- Lithuania ranks 11th out of 74 countries with data for 2024.
- Is crude death rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Crude death rate (per 1,000 average population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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