Stillbirth rate in Lithuania
Lithuania: Stillbirth rate was 0.2544 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling
Stillbirth rate in Lithuania, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stillbirth rate in Lithuania is 0.2544 deaths per 100 births, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Lithuania peaked at 0.4692 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2544 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.
Lithuania ranks 174th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4149 deaths per 100 births | 0.3514 deaths per 100 births | 0.4692 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3085 deaths per 100 births | 0.2806 deaths per 100 births | 0.3407 deaths per 100 births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2626 deaths per 100 births | 0.2544 deaths per 100 births | 0.2716 deaths per 100 births | 4 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 171 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.2586 deaths per 100 births compare
- 172 Australia 0.2579 deaths per 100 births compare
- 173 Italy 0.2558 deaths per 100 births compare
- 175 Czechia 0.2509 deaths per 100 births compare
- 176 Slovenia 0.25 deaths per 100 births compare
- 177 United Kingdom 0.248 deaths per 100 births compare
More population data for Lithuania
- Population growth rate, by level of development -1.3% (2100)
- Number of children under 5, by world region 37,718 people (2100)
- Population density 19.3 people per km² (2100)
- World population growth -1.3% (2100)
- Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Refugees by country of asylum 53,561 people (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 1.11 births per woman (2024)
- Natural population growth rate -0.7% (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 1.2 live births per woman (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stillbirth rate in Lithuania?
- Stillbirth rate in Lithuania was 0.2544 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4692 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
- What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2544 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
- How does Lithuania rank for stillbirth rate?
- Lithuania ranks 174th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.