Health in Kaunas, Lithuania: official figures
Circulatory diseases killed 577 people per 100,000 (age-standardised) in Kaunas city municipality in 2025, 10th lowest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities; the national rate was 630.
What is the suicide rate in Kaunas?
The suicide rate in Kaunas city municipality was 14.2 per 100,000 in 2025 (age-standardised), 16th lowest of 61 Lithuanian municipalities; the Lithuanian rate was 17.3.
Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copyWhat is the infant mortality rate in Kaunas?
The infant mortality rate was 4.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyWhat is the death rate in Kaunas?
There were 12.6 deaths per 1,000 residents in 2025 and 6.5 births per 1,000.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people die young in Kaunas?
Of 3,827 deaths in Kaunas in 2025, 653 (17%) were of people under 65.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many road deaths are there in Kaunas?
8 people were killed in road accidents in Kaunas in 2025.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore figures
- Deaths from circulatory diseases in Kaunas city municipality fell from 858 to 577 per 100,000 between 2015 and 2025 (age-standardised). Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
- Cancer caused 246 deaths per 100,000 residents of Kaunas city municipality in 2025 after adjusting for age, 14th lowest of 60 Lithuanian municipalities (Lithuania: 254). Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
- External causes such as accidents, poisoning and violence killed 55 people per 100,000 in Kaunas city municipality in 2025: 83 per 100,000 men and 33 per 100,000 women. Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
- Digestive diseases caused 67 deaths per 100,000 people in Kaunas city municipality in 2025 (age-standardised), and municipalities there spent €13.97 million on health. Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
How Kaunas compares with other cities in Lithuania
Circulatory disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2025)
Kaunas ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
| Rank | City | Circulatory disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kaunas | 577 |
| 2 | Klaipeda | 545 |
| 3 | Vilnius | 509 |
| 4 | Shauliai | 502 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2025)
Kaunas ranks 2 of 4, highest first.
Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copySuicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2025)
Kaunas ranks 1 of 4, highest first.
Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copyInfant deaths per 1,000 live births (2025)
Kaunas ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyDeaths per 1,000 residents (2025)
Kaunas ranks 1 of 3, highest first.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyMore on Kaunas: overview · economy and jobs · poverty and living standards · government budget · all cities in Lithuania
Sources
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ctran: Urban Audit: transport (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 c4e74aa07496…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_cfermor: Urban Audit: fertility and mortality (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 bd2b301d78c2…)
- State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal: Standardised mortality by cause of death per 100 000 population, by administrative territory and sex (S3R0275_M9070353), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5404d8e326a2…)
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