Life expectancy at birth, total in Lithuania
Lithuania: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Lithuania, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Lithuania is 77.2 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Lithuania peaked at 77.29 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 68.53 years, in 1994.
That places Lithuania 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.75 years | 69.1 years | 71.6 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.99 years | 70.48 years | 71.74 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 71.06 years | 70.32 years | 72.08 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.2 years | 68.53 years | 71.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.74 years | 70.9 years | 72.91 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.56 years | 73.27 years | 76.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.84 years | 74.04 years | 77.29 years | 5 |
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More health data for Lithuania
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 13,635 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 54.4% (2025)
- Population, female 1.52 million (2025)
- Age dependency ratio, old 32.0% (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 13,487 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 14,198 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 15,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 15,074 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 14,204 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 13,874 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Lithuania?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Lithuania was 77.2 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 77.29 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.53 years in 1994.
- How does Lithuania rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Lithuania ranks 82nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.