Health in Telšių apskritis (Vidurio ir vakarų Lietuvos regionas, Lithuania): official figures
In 2025 Telšiai County recorded an age-standardised circulatory disease death rate of 622 per 100,000, 5th lowest of 10 counties.
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What is the suicide rate in Telšiai County?
The suicide rate in Telšiai County was 19.8 per 100,000 in 2025 (age-standardised), 5th highest of 10 counties; the Lithuanian rate was 17.3.
Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copyMore figures
- Deaths from circulatory diseases in Telšiai County fell from 970 to 622 per 100,000 between 2015 and 2025 (age-standardised). Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
- Cancer caused 267 deaths per 100,000 residents of Telšiai County in 2025 after adjusting for age, 5th highest of 10 counties (Lithuania: 254). Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
- External causes such as accidents, poisoning and violence killed 66 people per 100,000 in Telšiai County in 2025: 118 per 100,000 men and 24 per 100,000 women. Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
- Digestive diseases caused 69 deaths per 100,000 people in Telšiai County in 2025 (age-standardised), and municipalities there spent €6.72 million on health. Source: State Data Agency (Statistics Lithuania), Official Statistics Portal · saved copy
How Telšių apskritis compares with other counties in Lithuania
Circulatory disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2025)
Telšių apskritis ranks 6 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Circulatory disease deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tauragės apskritis | 705 |
| 4 | Panevėžio apskritis | 668 |
| 5 | Kauno apskritis | 631 |
| 6 | Telšių apskritis | 622 |
| 7 | Alytaus apskritis | 621 |
| 8 | Šiaulių apskritis | 620 |
| 9 | Klaipėdos apskritis | 606 |
Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2025)
Telšių apskritis ranks 5 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cancer deaths per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Klaipėdos apskritis | 269 |
| 3 | Utenos apskritis | 268 |
| 4 | Tauragės apskritis | 267 |
| 5 | Telšių apskritis | 267 |
| 6 | Alytaus apskritis | 264 |
| 7 | Panevėžio apskritis | 255 |
| 8 | Šiaulių apskritis | 252 |
Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) (2025)
Telšių apskritis ranks 5 of 10, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Suicides per 100,000 (age-standardised) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alytaus apskritis | 30.3 |
| 3 | Marijampolės apskritis | 25.1 |
| 4 | Tauragės apskritis | 24.7 |
| 5 | Telšių apskritis | 19.8 |
| 6 | Kauno apskritis | 17.0 |
| 7 | Klaipėdos apskritis | 16.2 |
| 8 | Šiaulių apskritis | 15.6 |
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Sources
- 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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