Homicide rate in Lithuania
Lithuania: Homicide rate was 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Homicide rate in Lithuania, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
Lithuania recorded 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people for homicide rate in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate in Lithuania peaked at 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
That places Lithuania 104th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.85 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 101 Kazakhstan 4.38 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 102 Thailand 4.35 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 103 Egypt 4.18 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 105 Indonesia 4.16 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 106 Rwanda 4.15 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 107 North Korea 4.1 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More social development data for Lithuania
- Political Rights Rating 1 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 54,381 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 101 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Key features of democracy 0.786 (2025)
- Freedom of Expression Index 0.917 (2025)
- Freedom of Association Index 0.841 (2025)
- Electoral Democracy Index 0.786 (2025)
- Participatory Democracy Index 0.56 (2025)
- Liberal Democracy Index 0.712 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate in Lithuania?
- Homicide rate in Lithuania was 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Lithuania rank for homicide rate?
- Lithuania ranks 104th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is homicide rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.