Which has higher autopsy rate, Lithuania or United Kingdom?

United Kingdom, at 15.6% against 12.9% in Lithuania as of 2020.

What is the difference in autopsy rate between Lithuania and United Kingdom?

2.7%, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United Kingdom?

22 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Autopsy rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Lithuania vs United Kingdom: Autopsy rate

Lithuania

12.9%

in 2020

United Kingdom

15.6%

in 2020

Lithuania rank

13th

United Kingdom rank

10th

Autopsy rate over time

Lithuania
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 15.6% against 12.9% in Lithuania, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.2 times Lithuania's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 39 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lithuania averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Lithuania	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	34.8%	23.9%	10.8%	Lithuania
2000s	28.1%	22.0%	6.0%	Lithuania
2010s	16.8%	17.6%	0.8%	United Kingdom
2020s	12.9%	15.6%	2.7%	United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher autopsy rate, Lithuania or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 15.6% against 12.9% in Lithuania as of 2020.
What is the difference in autopsy rate between Lithuania and United Kingdom?: 2.7%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and United Kingdom?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2020.
How do Lithuania and United Kingdom rank globally for autopsy rate?: Lithuania ranks 13th and United Kingdom ranks 10th of 39 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Paratz et al. (2023); World Health Organization (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Autopsy rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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.