People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Lithuania
Lithuania: People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age was 8.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Lithuania, 2008–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Lithuania stood at 8.0%.
The figure is down 24.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Lithuania peaked at 22.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2013.
That places Lithuania 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6.9% | — |
| 2009 | 5.1% | -26.1% |
| 2010 | 4.5% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 5.4% | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 5.0% | -7.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | +47.6% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +53.2% |
| 2016 | 8.3% | -12.6% |
| 2017 | 22.8% | +174.7% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -53.5% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | -36.4% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | +8.1% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +16.3% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +14.0% |
| 2025 | 8.0% | -24.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.1% | 6.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 4.2% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 6.8% | 10.6% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Lithuania
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -1.24 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -1.32 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1248 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 1,880 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 526.79 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 615.89 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 592.78 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 1,209 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Lithuania?
- People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age in Lithuania was 8.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 22.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2013.
- How does Lithuania rank for people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age?
- Lithuania ranks 36th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is people having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of People having a long-standing illness or health problem, by sex, age and labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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