Lithuania vs Sweden: Autopsy rate

Lithuania
12.9%
in 2020
Sweden
8.9%
in 2020
Lithuania rank
13th
Sweden rank
16th

Autopsy rate over time

  • Lithuania
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Lithuania currently reports 12.9% against 8.9% in Sweden, a difference of 4.0%.

That makes Lithuania's figure about 1.4 times Sweden's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Lithuania has been ahead every year.

Lithuania ranks 13th and Sweden ranks 16th of 39 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Autopsy rate
Unit
%
Source
Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
39 places, 1,121 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

The share of all deaths for which an autopsy was performed. Autopsies may be used to determine the cause of sudden deaths; when there is a lack of doctors and nurses, medical records, or death certificate training; or for other legal or cultural reasons.