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The population of Lithuania (edition 2022)
Infant mortality
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In 2021, 88 stillbirths were registered. Compared to 2020, the number of stillbirths increased by 6 (7.3 per cent).
In 2021, 73 infant deaths were registered, i.e. by 3 (4.3 per cent) more than in 2020. The infant mortality rate (the number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births) increased from 2.7 in 2020 to 3.1 in 2021.
In 2021, more than half (49, or 67.1 per cent) of all infant deaths were deaths in the neonatal period (infants aged 0–27 days). The number of such infant deaths per 1,000 live births stood at 2.1.
In 2021, according to the data of the Health Information Centre of the Institute of Hygiene, the most frequent causes of infant deaths were diseases of the perinatal period – 37 (50.7 per cent), and congenital anomalies – 20 (27.4 per cent); in 2020, 30 (42.9 per cent) and 22 (36.7 per cent) respectively.
Infant deaths mortality, 2012–2021
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators
Infant mortality by county, 2012, 2021
Infant deaths per 1,000 live births, ‰
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators
Stillbirths by sex in urban and rural areas, 2019–2021
|
Total |
Urban areas |
Rural areas |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
|
|
Stillbirths |
113 |
82 |
88 |
76 |
44 |
54 |
37 |
38 |
34 |
|
Males |
57 |
39 |
44 |
41 |
20 |
26 |
16 |
19 |
18 |
|
Females |
56 |
43 |
44 |
35 |
24 |
28 |
21 |
19 |
16 |
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators
Perinatal mortality, 2012–2021
|
Total |
of which |
per 1,000 births |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Stillbirths |
deaths at the age of 0–6 days |
Total |
of which |
|||
|
stillbirths |
deaths at the age of 0–6 days |
|||||
|
2021 |
121 |
88 |
33 |
5.17 |
3.76 |
1.41 |
|
2020 |
110 |
82 |
28 |
4.36 |
3.25 |
1.11 |
|
2019 |
149 |
113 |
36 |
5.42 |
4.11 |
1.31 |
|
2018 |
153 |
115 |
38 |
5.41 |
4.07 |
1.35 |
|
2017 |
141 |
102 |
39 |
4.90 |
3.54 |
1.35 |
|
2016 |
180 |
130 |
50 |
5.85 |
4.23 |
1.63 |
|
2015 |
179 |
126 |
53 |
5.66 |
3.99 |
1.69 |
|
2014 |
189 |
139 |
50 |
6.20 |
4.56 |
1.65 |
|
2013 |
188 |
143 |
45 |
6.26 |
4.76 |
1.50 |
|
2012 |
162 |
117 |
45 |
5.30 |
3.83 |
1.48 |
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators
Infant mortality by age 2012–2021
Per 1,000 live births, ‰
The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators
More:
Stillbirths by sex, infant mortality in urban and rural areas, 2012–2021
Infant deaths by county and municipality, 2012–2021
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