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Homicide rate from firearms in Lithuania

Lithuania: Homicide rate from firearms was 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population
Change on year
up 50.0%
World rank
63rd
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.2474 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2017
All-time low
0.0716 homicides per 100,000 population
in 2019
Years of data
5
2016–2020

Homicide rate from firearms in Lithuania, 2016–2020

0.050.10.150.20.252016201820202016: 0.105 homicides per 100,000 population2017: 0.247 homicides per 100,000 population2018: 0.143 homicides per 100,000 population2019: 0.072 homicides per 100,000 population2020: 0.107 homicides per 100,000 population

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in homicides per 100,000 population.

Analysis

The most recent figure for homicide rate from firearms in Lithuania is 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 50.0% on the previous year and up 2.6% over five years.

Lithuania ranks 63rd of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Homicide rate from firearms in Lithuania, year by year

Year homicides per 100,000 population Change
2016 0.1046 homicides per 100,000 population —
2017 0.2474 homicides per 100,000 population +136.6%
2018 0.1427 homicides per 100,000 population -42.3%
2019 0.0716 homicides per 100,000 population -49.9%
2020 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population +50.0%

Lithuania compared with similar countries

  • Lithuania's 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.21 homicides per 100,000 population, 51% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
  • Lithuania's 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1796 homicides per 100,000 population, 60% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.1416 homicides per 100,000 population 0.0716 homicides per 100,000 population 0.2474 homicides per 100,000 population 4
2020s 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population 1

Countries ranked near Lithuania

  1. 60 Spain 0.1106 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  2. 61 Slovakia 0.1087 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  3. 62 Algeria 0.1083 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  4. 64 Tanzania 0.1038 homicides per 100,000 population
  5. 65 Kazakhstan 0.1027 homicides per 100,000 population compare
  6. 66 Australia 0.0945 homicides per 100,000 population compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is homicide rate from firearms in Lithuania?
Homicide rate from firearms in Lithuania was 0.1073 homicides per 100,000 population in 2020, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Lithuania?
The highest recorded value was 0.2474 homicides per 100,000 population in 2017.
What is the lowest homicide rate from firearms recorded in Lithuania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0716 homicides per 100,000 population in 2019.
How does Lithuania rank for homicide rate from firearms?
Lithuania ranks 63rd out of 82 countries with data for 2020.
Where does this Lithuania data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate from firearms. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Homicide rate from firearms
Unit
homicides per 100,000 population
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024); United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
82 places, 1,019 data points, 2005–2023
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