The death rate decreases, but Lithuania is still "in the lead"

  • 2009-10-14
  • TBT staff and wire reports

VILNIUS 's According to the Department of Statistics,death rate for the 9 months of year 2009 in Lithuania, has decreasedon 1100 people, compared to the same period of time in the year 2008.In the year 2007 the death rate was the highest since 1950-ties 's13.5 dead on every 1000 inhabitants. In the year 2008 this number hasfallen to 13.1.

In the year 2008 the average life duration for men was66.3 years, as for women, the average was 77,6 years. Compared to theyear 2007, the exponent has gotten better 's the average lifeduration a increased on 1.4 years for men and 0.4 years for women.Despite that, the life duration in Lithuania remains one of thelowest in EU 's on ten years less than the EU average.