Mortality rate, infant in Lithuania
Lithuania: Mortality rate, infant was 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023. βΌ Falling
Mortality rate, infant in Lithuania, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Lithuania is 2.8 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Lithuania peaked at 18.1 per 1,000 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2023.
That places Lithuania 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.24 per 1,000 live births | 16.4 per 1,000 live births | 18.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.57 per 1,000 live births | 11.1 per 1,000 live births | 16 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.76 per 1,000 live births | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | 14.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.21 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | 8.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.08 per 1,000 live births | 3.3 per 1,000 live births | 4.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.95 per 1,000 live births | 2.8 per 1,000 live births | 3.1 per 1,000 live births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 167 Belgium 3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 167 Denmark 3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 169 Cyprus 2.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 170 North Macedonia 2.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 172 Israel 2.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 173 Austria 2.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 173 Spain 2.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 173 Portugal 2.6 per 1,000 live births compare
More population data for Lithuania
- Population growth rate by level of development -1.3 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 37,718 (2100)
- Population density 19.3 (2100)
- Population growth rate -1.3 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.11 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 53,561 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 1.11 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 1.11 (2024)
- Natural population growth -0.6834 (2023)
- Fertility rate with projections 1.2 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Lithuania?
- Mortality rate, infant in Lithuania was 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 18.1 per 1,000 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Lithuania ranks 170th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release