Life expectancy at birth, female in Lithuania

Lithuania: Life expectancy at birth, female was 81.6 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
81.6 years
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
60th
of 215 countries
All-time high
81.9 years
in 2023
All-time low
72.44 years
in 1962
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Lithuania, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Lithuania is 81.6 years, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Lithuania peaked at 81.9 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 72.44 years, in 1962.

Lithuania ranks 60th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 74.29 years 72.44 years 75.43 years 10
1970s 75.62 years 75.03 years 76.13 years 10
1980s 75.97 years 75.49 years 76.46 years 10
1990s 75.9 years 74.82 years 77 years 10
2000s 77.63 years 77.1 years 78.6 years 10
2010s 79.96 years 78.8 years 81.2 years 10
2020s 80.5 years 78.8 years 81.9 years 5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 57 Croatia 81.9 years compare
  2. 58 Armenia 81.7 years compare
  3. 58 Slovakia 81.7 years compare
  4. 61 Albania 81.59 years compare
  5. 62 Guam 81.59 years compare
  6. 63 Latvia 81.5 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Lithuania?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Lithuania was 81.6 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 81.9 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 72.44 years in 1962.
How does Lithuania rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Lithuania ranks 60th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.