Institute of Hygiene

Excess mortality among Lithuanians aged over 50 'unprecedented' on rise for 9th week

Excess mortality among Lithuanians aged over 50 years has been increasing for the ninth straight week and is at "an unprecedented level", the country's...

Coronavirus death count higher than reported

Figures from Lithuania's electronic health services system show that the country's coronavirus death count is higher by 153 cases than officially...

Number of suicides, pedestrian deaths down but cancer deaths up

The number of suicides and pedestrian deaths is going down in Lithuania but the number of deaths from malignant tumors is growing, the country's Institute...

Cardiovascular diseases, tumors remain most common causes of death in Lithuania

40,100 people died in Lithuania last year, 946 fewer than in 2016.

Suicide rate down in Lithuania in 2017 y/y, more people see psychologists

The suicide rate in Lithuania is on a consistent decline, with a triple increase reported in the number of visits to psychologists in state clinics over the...