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Homicide rate in Lithuania

Lithuania: Homicide rate was 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
1.71 deaths per 100,000 people
Change on year
down 8.8%
World rank
45th
of 111 countries
All-time high
13.59 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1994
All-time low
1.71 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
41
1981–2023

Homicide rate in Lithuania, 1981–2023

2.557.51012.51981200220231981: 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people1982: 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people1985: 6 deaths per 100,000 people1986: 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people1987: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people1988: 4.6 deaths per 100,000 people1989: 5.8 deaths per 100,000 people1990: 7.6 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 9.2 deaths per 100,000 people1992: 10.6 deaths per 100,000 people1993: 12.6 deaths per 100,000 people1994: 13.6 deaths per 100,000 people1995: 12 deaths per 100,000 people1996: 9.6 deaths per 100,000 people1997: 9.4 deaths per 100,000 people1998: 8.5 deaths per 100,000 people1999: 8.4 deaths per 100,000 people2000: 9.9 deaths per 100,000 people2001: 10.3 deaths per 100,000 people2002: 7.2 deaths per 100,000 people2003: 9.7 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 8.7 deaths per 100,000 people2005: 9.5 deaths per 100,000 people2006: 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 7.5 deaths per 100,000 people2008: 7.8 deaths per 100,000 people2009: 6.3 deaths per 100,000 people2010: 5.6 deaths per 100,000 people2011: 5.2 deaths per 100,000 people2012: 4.5 deaths per 100,000 people2013: 4.9 deaths per 100,000 people2014: 3.8 deaths per 100,000 people2015: 4.2 deaths per 100,000 people2016: 3.5 deaths per 100,000 people2017: 2.8 deaths per 100,000 people2018: 2.6 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 2.2 deaths per 100,000 people2020: 2.4 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people2022: 1.9 deaths per 100,000 people2023: 1.7 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, homicide rate in Lithuania stood at 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.8% on the previous year and down 65.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, homicide rate in Lithuania peaked at 13.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994 and was at its lowest, 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2023.

That places Lithuania 45th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 5.49 deaths per 100,000 people 3.84 deaths per 100,000 people 6.7 deaths per 100,000 people 7
1990s 10.15 deaths per 100,000 people 7.6 deaths per 100,000 people 13.59 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2000s 8.45 deaths per 100,000 people 6.29 deaths per 100,000 people 10.26 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2010s 3.92 deaths per 100,000 people 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people 5.55 deaths per 100,000 people 10
2020s 1.95 deaths per 100,000 people 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people 4

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 43 Mauritius 1.98 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  2. 44 Georgia 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  3. 47 Estonia 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 48 Israel 1.52 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate in Lithuania?
Homicide rate in Lithuania was 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023, according to WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 13.59 deaths per 100,000 people in 1994.
What is the lowest homicide rate recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 1.71 deaths per 100,000 people in 2023.
How does Lithuania rank for homicide rate?
Lithuania ranks 45th out of 111 countries with data for 2023.
Is homicide rate rising or falling in Lithuania?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor 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

Indicator
Homicide rate
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
WHO Mortality Database (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
111 places, 4,803 data points, 1950–2023
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Annual number of homicides per 100,000 people.