Suicide mortality rate in Lithuania
Lithuania: Suicide mortality rate was 22.12 per 100,000 population in 2021. ▼ Falling
Suicide mortality rate in Lithuania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in per 100,000 population.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 22.12 per 100,000 population for suicide mortality rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 9.8% on the previous year and down 42.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, suicide mortality rate in Lithuania peaked at 50.4 per 100,000 population in 2000 and was at its lowest, 22.12 per 100,000 population, in 2021.
Lithuania ranks 8th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.54 per 100,000 population | 34.51 per 100,000 population | 50.4 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.72 per 100,000 population | 26.33 per 100,000 population | 40.77 per 100,000 population | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.32 per 100,000 population | 22.12 per 100,000 population | 24.52 per 100,000 population | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 5 Uruguay 24.75 per 100,000 population compare
- 6 South Africa 22.3 per 100,000 population compare
- 7 Suriname 22.26 per 100,000 population compare
- 9 Russia 21.37 per 100,000 population compare
- 10 Ukraine 21.21 per 100,000 population compare
- 11 Micronesia (country) 19.76 per 100,000 population compare
More health data for Lithuania
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 14,997 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 14,432 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 14,982 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 14,195 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 15,012 (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 14,202 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 14,885 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above 20.7% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 208,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 14,867 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is suicide mortality rate in Lithuania?
- Suicide mortality rate in Lithuania was 22.12 per 100,000 population in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest suicide mortality rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 50.4 per 100,000 population in 2000.
- What is the lowest suicide mortality rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.12 per 100,000 population in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for suicide mortality rate?
- Lithuania ranks 8th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is suicide mortality rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/)., World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).