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Mortality in Lithuania, by the numbers

Lithuania sits in Europe & Central Asia. A newborn there can expect about 77.3 years of life, 82nd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Lithuania, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
77.3 yrs
82nd of 212
Recorded alcohol per adult
12.1 L
4th highest of 185
Old-age sex ratio (65+)
52.7 men/100 women
6th lowest of 212

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Lithuania ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 77.3 yrs 82 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 7.2 /1,000 119 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 13.0 /1,000 12 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 19.5 yrs 65 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 109 /1,000 27 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 8.6 yrs 13 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 52.7 men/100 women 6 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 2.8 /1,000 170 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 8.0 /100k 151 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 19.8 % 85 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 22.1 /100k 8 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 8.1 /100k 135 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 17.9 % 62 of 143 2014
Recorded alcohol per adult 12.1 L 4 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 20.2 % 32 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $2,232 38 of 191 2024
GDP per capita $29,384 56 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Lithuania's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 4th highest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (12.1 L) and the 6th lowest old-age sex ratio in the world (52.7 men/100 women). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Lithuania; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.