Lithuania - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 2.80
2010 2.48
2015 3.40
2019 3.41

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 12.07
2010 8.98
2015 6.91
2019 5.43

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 85.13
2010 88.55
2015 89.69
2019 91.15

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Lithuania was 11.70 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 15.90 in 2006, while its lowest value was 11.70 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 15.50
2001 15.30
2002 15.40
2003 15.30
2004 15.40
2005 15.40
2006 15.90
2007 15.60
2008 15.50
2009 14.90
2010 14.20
2011 14.20
2012 13.60
2013 13.30
2014 12.80
2015 13.20
2016 12.80
2017 11.90
2018 11.80
2019 11.70

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Lithuania was 28.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 39.20 in 2007, while its lowest value was 28.40 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 34.60
2001 35.40
2002 35.50
2003 35.40
2004 36.10
2005 37.70
2006 38.60
2007 39.20
2008 36.50
2009 35.70
2010 35.00
2011 35.00
2012 33.90
2013 32.80
2014 31.70
2015 32.80
2016 31.60
2017 29.30
2018 29.40
2019 28.40

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Lithuania was 19.30 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 26.60 in 2007, while its lowest value was 19.30 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 24.20
2001 24.50
2002 24.60
2003 24.50
2004 24.90
2005 25.70
2006 26.40
2007 26.60
2008 25.20
2009 24.40
2010 23.70
2011 23.70
2012 22.90
2013 22.20
2014 21.40
2015 22.20
2016 21.40
2017 19.80
2018 19.80
2019 19.30

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 23.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 51.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 34.00

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Lithuania was 1.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.60 in 2007 and a minimum value of 1.70 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 5.40
2001 5.60
2002 5.30
2003 6.20
2004 5.70
2005 6.90
2006 7.10
2007 7.60
2008 7.10
2009 5.90
2010 6.50
2011 3.70
2012 4.00
2013 4.10
2014 3.50
2015 3.90
2016 3.80
2017 3.70
2018 3.50
2019 1.70

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Lithuania was 0.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.10 in 2006 and a minimum value of 0.70 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 2.60
2001 1.90
2002 2.10
2003 2.60
2004 1.90
2005 2.10
2006 3.10
2007 2.60
2008 2.70
2009 2.60
2010 2.90
2011 1.80
2012 1.40
2013 1.70
2014 1.20
2015 1.90
2016 1.80
2017 2.00
2018 1.60
2019 0.70

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Lithuania was 2.80 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 13.40 in 2007 and a minimum value of 2.80 in 2019.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 8.50
2001 9.80
2002 8.90
2003 10.20
2004 10.10
2005 12.40
2006 11.70
2007 13.40
2008 12.30
2009 9.70
2010 10.70
2011 6.00
2012 7.10
2013 6.90
2014 6.10
2015 6.20
2016 6.20
2017 5.70
2018 5.60
2019 2.80

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Lithuania was 9.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 18.40 in 2000 and a minimum value of 9.60 in 2016.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 18.40
2001 16.30
2002 14.00
2003 15.30
2004 15.30
2005 14.40
2006 12.30
2007 11.40
2008 12.40
2009 12.20
2010 12.90
2011 14.20
2012 12.50
2013 13.90
2014 11.60
2015 11.90
2016 9.60
2017 11.50
2018 10.10
2019 9.60

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Lithuania was 45.40 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 86.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 45.40 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 86.20
2001 82.20
2002 84.70
2003 79.90
2004 75.40
2005 75.30
2006 61.80
2007 61.30
2008 67.50
2009 70.70
2010 65.80
2011 66.20
2012 61.60
2013 71.60
2014 63.80
2015 61.70
2016 59.90
2017 50.90
2018 47.50
2019 45.40

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Lithuania was 26.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 50.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 26.10 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 50.10
2001 47.10
2002 47.00
2003 45.40
2004 43.30
2005 42.70
2006 35.20
2007 34.50
2008 37.80
2009 39.20
2010 37.20
2011 38.10
2012 35.00
2013 40.50
2014 35.60
2015 34.90
2016 32.80
2017 29.70
2018 27.40
2019 26.10

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Lithuania was 8.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.70 in 2006 and a minimum value of 7.50 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 22.80
2001 22.00
2002 22.70
2003 23.50
2004 23.60
2005 25.60
2006 26.70
2007 26.60
2008 18.30
2009 13.60
2010 12.10
2011 11.80
2012 12.90
2013 9.70
2014 11.20
2015 10.50
2016 8.10
2017 8.20
2018 7.50
2019 8.10

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 0.100

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors