Life Expectancy at Birth: Lithuania
Lithuania's life expectancy at birth is currently 77.195 years as of 2024. # Lithuania Life Expectancy at Birth Lithuania's life expectancy at birth reached 77.
Current (2024)
77.195 years
-0.1% y/y
Peak (2023)
77.29 years
Low (1994)
68.53 years
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Life Expectancy at Birth — Lithuania
1960 — 2024
Life Expectancy at Birth — Lithuania
Analysis# Lithuania Life Expectancy at Birth
Lithuania's life expectancy at birth reached 77.195 years in 2024, approaching its all-time peak of 77.29 years set in 2023. This represents a substantial 10.5% improvement since 1960, when the figure stood at 68.53 years. The nation's lowest recorded life expectancy occurred in 1994 at 68.53 years, marking a critical low point during the post-Soviet transition period.
The past decade reveals a dramatic recovery trajectory. Between 2015 and 2019, life expectancy climbed from 74.322 to 76.283 years, gaining nearly 2 years in just four years. A sharp dip in 2020–2021 reflected pandemic impacts, but Lithuania rebounded swiftly, reaching its highest level in 2023. The marginal decline to 77.195 in 2024 suggests stabilization near peak levels, indicating sustained progress in public health outcomes.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.195 years | -0.12% |
| 2023 | 77.29 years | +2.18% |
| 2022 | 75.644 years | +2.17% |
| 2021 | 74.037 years | -1.32% |
| 2020 | 75.029 years | -1.64% |
| 2019 | 76.283 years | +0.80% |
| 2018 | 75.68 years | +0.26% |
| 2017 | 75.48 years | +1.08% |
| 2016 | 74.671 years | +0.47% |
| 2015 | 74.322 years | -0.26% |
| 2014 | 74.517 years | +0.81% |
| 2013 | 73.915 years | +0.07% |
| 2012 | 73.863 years | +0.41% |
| 2011 | 73.563 years | +0.40% |
| 2010 | 73.268 years | +0.48% |
| 2009 | 72.915 years | +1.54% |
| 2008 | 71.812 years | +1.29% |
| 2007 | 70.9 years | -0.22% |
| 2006 | 71.056 years | -0.28% |
| 2005 | 71.254 years | -0.98% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 71.961 years | -0.14% |
| 2003 | 72.061 years | +0.42% |
| 2002 | 71.761 years | +0.14% |
| 2001 | 71.659 years | -0.50% |
| 2000 | 72.02 years | +0.63% |
| 1999 | 71.571 years | +0.49% |
| 1998 | 71.22 years | +0.44% |
| 1997 | 70.909 years | +1.14% |
| 1996 | 70.108 years | +1.60% |
| 1995 | 69.006 years | +0.69% |
| 1994 | 68.53 years | -0.55% |
| 1993 | 68.91 years | -1.89% |
| 1992 | 70.234 years | -0.18% |
| 1991 | 70.364 years | -1.12% |
| 1990 | 71.161 years | -0.37% |
| 1989 | 71.425 years | -0.47% |
| 1988 | 71.762 years | -0.24% |
| 1987 | 71.935 years | -0.20% |
| 1986 | 72.081 years | +2.24% |
| 1985 | 70.501 years | +0.26% |
| 1984 | 70.32 years | -0.65% |
| 1983 | 70.778 years | -0.08% |
| 1982 | 70.837 years | +0.53% |
| 1981 | 70.461 years | -0.03% |
| 1980 | 70.482 years | +0.00% |
| 1979 | 70.482 years | -0.17% |
| 1978 | 70.605 years | -0.29% |
| 1977 | 70.81 years | -0.21% |
| 1976 | 70.958 years | +0.13% |
| 1975 | 70.867 years | -0.53% |
| 1974 | 71.244 years | -0.12% |
| 1973 | 71.332 years | +0.43% |
| 1972 | 71.025 years | -0.99% |
| 1971 | 71.735 years | +1.31% |
| 1970 | 70.804 years | -0.18% |
| 1969 | 70.929 years | -0.54% |
| 1968 | 71.314 years | -0.41% |
| 1967 | 71.604 years | +0.12% |
| 1966 | 71.52 years | +0.27% |
| 1965 | 71.325 years | -0.26% |
| 1964 | 71.509 years | +1.86% |
| 1963 | 70.204 years | +1.61% |
| 1962 | 69.095 years | -1.44% |
| 1961 | 70.103 years | +0.37% |
| 1960 | 69.847 years | — |
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