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Lithuania

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In brief

Doctors per 1,000 people: 4.5 (2022). World rank 19 of 180 (1 = best); in Europe, 14 of 42. Hospital beds per 1,000 people: 5.7 (2022). World rank 18 of 150 (1 = best); in Europe, 12 of 40. Infant deaths per 1,000 births: 2.8 (2024). World rank 23 of 196 (1 = best); in Europe, 19 of 44. From 2014 to 2024: primary school enrolment 102% → 101%, secondary school enrolment 108% → 105%, and higher education enrolment 72% → 75.6%. Better than all its neighbours (Belarus, Latvia, Poland, and Russia): access to safe drinking water. Worse than all its neighbours (Belarus, Latvia, Poland, and Russia): children vaccinated against measles.

Education

Adult literacy
99.8% 2011
Primary school enrolment
101% 2024
Secondary school enrolment
105% 2024
Higher education enrolment
75.6% 2024
Public spending on education, share of GDP
4.3% 2022

Healthcare

Health spending, share of GDP
7.6% 2024
Health spending per person
$2,232 2024
Out-of-pocket health spending, share of total
31.4% 2024
Doctors per 1,000 people
4.5 2022
Nurses and midwives per 1,000 people
7.8 2022
Hospital beds per 1,000 people
5.7 2022
Children vaccinated against measles
86% 2024

Public health

Infant deaths per 1,000 births
2.8 2024
Deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births
3.4 2024
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
8 2023
HIV prevalence, ages 15–49
0.2% 2024
Diabetes prevalence, ages 20–79
7.5% 2024
Overweight adults
58.7% 2022
Adults who use tobacco
31.4% 2024

Living conditions

Access to safe drinking water
99.9% 2024
Access to basic sanitation
96.4% 2024
Access to clean cooking fuels
99% 2024