Life expectancy at birth in Lithuania
Life expectancy at birth in Lithuania was 77.5 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1970. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.
Lithuania, 2024
77.5
Change from 2023
+0.1%
European Union, 2024
81.5 yearsep (Source flag ep)
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
82.0 years
Position in 2024
30th of 37
Life expectancy at birth in Lithuania over time
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Years. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Lithuania | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.5 years | 81.5 yearsep (estimated, provisional) |
| 2023 | 77.4 years | 81.2 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2022 | 75.8 years | 80.6 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2021 | 74.3 years | 80.0 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2020 | 75.2 years | 80.3 yearsbep (break in time series, estimated, provisional) |
| 2019 | 76.4 years | 81.1 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2018 | 75.9 years | 80.8 yearse (estimated) |
| 2017 | 75.7 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2016 | 74.8 years | 80.7 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2015 | 74.4 years | 80.5 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2014 | 74.5 yearsb (break in time series) | 80.6 yearsbe (break in time series, estimated) |
| 2013 | 74.1 years | 80.5 years |
| 2012 | 74.1 years | 80.2 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2011 | 73.7 years | 80.1 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2010 | 73.3 years | 79.8 yearsb (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 72.9 years | 79.5 years |
| 2008 | 71.7 years | 79.3 years |
| 2007 | 70.7 years | 79.1 years |
| 2006 | 71.0 years | 78.9 years |
| 2005 | 71.2 years | 78.4 years |
| 2004 | 72.0 years | 78.3 years |
| 2003 | 72.0 years | 77.7 years |
| 2002 | 71.8 years | 77.6 years |
| 2001 | 71.6 years | – |
| 2000 | 72.1 years | – |
Flags: b break in time series; be break in time series, estimated; e estimated; bep break in time series, estimated, provisional; ep estimated, provisional . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1% from 77.4 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 74.5 years, the figure has changed by +4.0%. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
- Among the 37 countries with data for 2024, Lithuania has the 30th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 81.5 years.
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All statistics for Lithuania
Life expectancy at birth
77.2 years
2024 · World Bank
Infant mortality rate
2.9 per 1,000 live births
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Hospital beds
536 per 100,000 people
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Practising physicians
467 per 100,000 people
2024 · Eurostat
People reporting good or very good health
49.2%p (Provisional)
2025 · Eurostat
Health spending share of GDP
7.6%p (Provisional)
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