Number of under-five deaths in Lithuania
Lithuania: Number of under-five deaths was 75 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of under-five deaths in Lithuania, 1963–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 75 for number of under-five deaths in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Lithuania peaked at 2,140 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 75, in 2024.
That places Lithuania 163rd 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,661 | 1,324 | 2,140 | 7 |
| 1970s | 1,159 | 1,087 | 1,248 | 10 |
| 1980s | 961.5 | 808 | 1,052 | 10 |
| 1990s | 709.7 | 415 | 1,002 | 10 |
| 2000s | 281.9 | 212 | 384 | 10 |
| 2010s | 151.9 | 112 | 193 | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2 | 75 | 100 | 5 |
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More health data for Lithuania
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 14,982 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 14,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, male, interpolated 14,698 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male 941,016 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 61.0% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 598,610 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 14,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 14,997 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 14,411 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 15,317 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Lithuania?
- Number of under-five deaths in Lithuania was 75 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,140 in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 75 in 2024.
- How does Lithuania rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Lithuania ranks 163rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 51.6%. 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 Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children dying before reaching age five.