Mortality rate, under-5, female in Lithuania

Lithuania: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 3.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.1 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
172nd
of 195 countries
All-time high
43.4 per 1,000 live births
in 1960
All-time low
3.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5, female in Lithuania, 1960–2024

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Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, female in Lithuania is 3.1 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 34.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Lithuania peaked at 43.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 3.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2023.

That places Lithuania 172nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 30.05 per 1,000 live births 21.4 per 1,000 live births 43.4 per 1,000 live births 10
1970s 19.01 per 1,000 live births 18.2 per 1,000 live births 20 per 1,000 live births 10
1980s 15.17 per 1,000 live births 12.6 per 1,000 live births 17.7 per 1,000 live births 10
1990s 13.11 per 1,000 live births 9.9 per 1,000 live births 15.9 per 1,000 live births 10
2000s 8.03 per 1,000 live births 6.1 per 1,000 live births 9.6 per 1,000 live births 10
2010s 4.53 per 1,000 live births 3.6 per 1,000 live births 5.5 per 1,000 live births 10
2020s 3.22 per 1,000 live births 3.1 per 1,000 live births 3.4 per 1,000 live births 5

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 169 Australia 3.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  2. 169 Belgium 3.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  3. 169 Hungary 3.3 per 1,000 live births compare
  4. 172 Israel 3.1 per 1,000 live births compare
  5. 174 Austria 3 per 1,000 live births compare
  6. 175 Portugal 2.9 per 1,000 live births compare
  7. 175 Spain 2.9 per 1,000 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Lithuania?
Mortality rate, under-5, female in Lithuania was 3.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 43.4 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 3.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023.
How does Lithuania rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
Lithuania ranks 172nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.