Health · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Lithuania: health in numbers
Life expectancy is 77.2 yrs (2024), 84th of 217 in the world and 40th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, women is 81.6 yrs (2024), 61st of 217 in the world and 35th of 58 in Europe & Central Asia. Life expectancy, men is 73.0 yrs (2024), 97th of 217 in the world and 43rd of 58 in Europe & Central Asia.
Life expectancy
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Life expectancy, women
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18 indicators
Health: Lithuania in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancyLife expectancy at birth, years | 77.2 yrs2024 | 84/217 | 40/58 | 72.0 yrs | 73.3 yrs | 75.0 yrs | +3.6%since 2014 | 78.6 yrs | 80.4 yrs | 73.5 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, womenLife expectancy at birth, women, years | 81.6 yrs2024 | 61/217 | 35/58 | 77.5 yrs | 78.8 yrs | 80.1 yrs | +1.9%since 2014 | 81.8 yrs | 83.2 yrs | 76.0 yrs | |
| Life expectancy, menLife expectancy at birth, men, years | 73.0 yrs2024 | 97/217 | 43/58 | 66.8 yrs | 68.0 yrs | 70.2 yrs | +5.5%since 2014 | 75.6 yrs | 77.8 yrs | 71.1 yrs | |
| Infant mortalityInfant mortality, per 1,000 live births | 2.82024 | 174/196 | 34/52 | 8.6 | 4.9 | 3.1 | −33%since 2014 | 6.6 | 4.2 | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortalityUnder-5 mortality, per 1,000 live births | 3.42024 | 173/196 | 33/52 | 10.7 | 6.1 | 3.7 | −33%since 2014 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 37.4 | |
| Neonatal mortalityNeonatal mortality, per 1,000 live births | 1.92024 | 174/196 | 34/52 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 2.1 | −21%since 2014 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 17.2 | |
| Maternal mortalityMaternal mortality, per 100,000 live births | 82023 | 154/194 | 21/51 | 16 | 10 | 8 | −20%since 2013 | 11 | 10 | 197 | |
| Measles vaccinationMeasles immunisation, % of children 12–23 months | 86%2024 | 123/193 | 41/51 | 97% | 96% | 90% | −7.0 ppsince 2014 | 94% | 94% | 84% | |
| HIV prevalenceHIV prevalence, % of people 15–49 | 0.2%2024 | 100/153 | 17/35 | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | — | — | 0.7% | |
| TuberculosisTuberculosis incidence, per 100,000 people | 312024 | 118/208 | 13/52 | 181 | 100 | 34 | −61%since 2014 | 22 | 12 | 131 | |
| Health spendingCurrent health expenditure, % of GDP | 7.6%2024 | 72/193 | 29/52 | 6.2% | 6.9% | 7.4% | +1.4 ppsince 2014 | 9.6% | 12.5% | 10.1% | |
| Out-of-pocket spendingOut-of-pocket health spending, % of health expenditure | 31.4%2024 | 80/193 | 15/52 | 27.2% | 27.6% | 28.7% | −0.1 ppsince 2014 | 16.5% | 13.4% | 17.3% | |
| PhysiciansPhysicians per 1,000 people | 4.472022 | 19/180 | 14/50 | 3.63 | 3.95 | 4.48 | +5.9%since 2012 | 3.90 | 3.78 | 1.86 | |
| Hospital bedsHospital beds per 1,000 people | 5.72022 | 19/182 | 14/51 | 8.8 | 7.2 | 6.0 | −23%since 2012 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 3.3 | |
| Basic waterBasic drinking water, % of population | 99.9%2024 | 52/206 | 28/56 | 89.6% | 94.3% | 98.9% | +3.7 ppsince 2014 | 98.0% | 99.2% | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitationBasic sanitation, % of population | 96.4%2024 | 88/203 | 43/54 | 84.3% | 89.2% | 94.8% | +5.0 ppsince 2014 | 97.4% | 98.3% | 82.2% | |
| Tobacco useTobacco use, % of adults | 31.4%2024 | 24/166 | 12/48 | 43.6% | 37.7% | 33.1% | −6.3 ppsince 2010 | 24.9% | 20.2% | 20.3% | |
| Road deathsRoad traffic deaths, per 100,000 people | 8.12019 | 138/186 | 18/49 | 22.8 | 12.1 | 8.12019 | −40%since 2009 | 7.4 | 8.7 | 16.7 |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Life expectancy+3.6%77.2 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, women+1.9%81.6 yrs in 2024
- Life expectancy, men+5.5%73.0 yrs in 2024
- Infant mortality−33%2.8 in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Measles vaccination−7.0 pp86% in 2024
- Hospital beds−23%5.7 in 2022
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Lithuania and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Lithuania. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Lithuania | Russia | Poland | Sweden | Belarus | Latvia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 77.2 yrs2024 | 73.4 yrs2024 | 78.4 yrs2024 | 84.1 yrs2024 | 74.4 yrs2024 | 76.4 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, women | 81.6 yrs2024 | 78.9 yrs2024 | 82.2 yrs2024 | 85.6 yrs2024 | 79.2 yrs2024 | 81.5 yrs2024 |
| Life expectancy, men | 73.0 yrs2024 | 68.3 yrs2024 | 74.8 yrs2024 | 82.6 yrs2024 | 69.7 yrs2024 | 71.6 yrs2024 |
| Infant mortality | 2.82024 | 4.12024 | 3.62024 | 2.02024 | 1.82024 | 2.22024 |
| Under-5 mortality | 3.42024 | 5.22024 | 4.22024 | 2.42024 | 2.32024 | 2.52024 |
| Neonatal mortality | 1.92024 | 2.02024 | 2.52024 | 1.42024 | 0.72024 | 1.22024 |
| Maternal mortality | 82023 | 92023 | 22023 | 42023 | 12023 | 192023 |
| Measles vaccination | 86%2024 | 97%2024 | 92%2024 | 93%2024 | 98%2024 | 98%2024 |
| HIV prevalence | 0.2%2024 | — | — | 0.1%2022 | — | 0.5%2024 |