Medical technology availability in Lithuania
Lithuania: Medical technology availability was 36.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025. ▲ Rising
Medical technology availability in Lithuania, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Per 1 000 000 inhabitants.
Analysis
In 2025, medical technology availability in Lithuania stood at 36.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 75.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medical technology availability in Lithuania peaked at 36.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Medical technology availability in Lithuania, year by year
| Year | Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | — |
| 2001 | 7.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +9.6% |
| 2002 | 8.71 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +21.0% |
| 2003 | 9.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 11.55 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +27.2% |
| 2005 | 12.04 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 12.84 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 10.52 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -18.1% |
| 2008 | 13.76 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +30.8% |
| 2009 | 16.12 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +17.2% |
| 2010 | 18.73 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 20.14 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 23.75 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +17.9% |
| 2013 | 23.64 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 22.13 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 20.95 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 22.94 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 23.22 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 24.12 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 26.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +9.1% |
| 2020 | 30.96 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +17.6% |
| 2021 | 29.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 29.31 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 33.08 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 34.28 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +3.6% |
| 2025 | 36.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.84 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 16.12 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 18.73 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 26.32 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 29.2 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 36.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lithuania
- 1 Japan 119.81 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 1 Latvia 41.19 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Australia 80.03 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 2 Croatia 25.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 New Zealand 70.48 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 3 Poland 26.37 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Estonia 22.59 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 4 Greece 52.25 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Netherlands 17.45 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
- 5 Bulgaria 49.99 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants compare
More science & technology data for Lithuania
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent applications 114.83 Patents (2023)
- Domestic ownership of inventions made abroad — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Foreign ownership of domestic inventions — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Indicators of international co-operation — Patent applications 0 Patents (2023)
- Patents in OECD selected technologies — Patent grants 11 Patents (2022)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category and NUTS 1,027 Thousand persons (2025)
- Patents - technology diffusion 80 Patents (2023)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 1,027 Thousand persons (2025)
- Human resources in science and technology (HRST) by category, NUTS 1 1,027 Thousand persons (2025)
- R&D personnel and researchers by sector of performance, sex and NUTS 15,012 Full-time equivalent (FTE) (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medical technology availability in Lithuania?
- Medical technology availability in Lithuania was 36.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest medical technology availability recorded in Lithuania?
- The highest recorded value was 36.67 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2025.
- What is the lowest medical technology availability recorded in Lithuania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.57 Per 1 000 000 inhabitants in 2000.
- How does Lithuania rank for medical technology availability?
- Lithuania ranks 2nd out of 7 countries with data for 2025.
- Is medical technology availability rising or falling in Lithuania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 75.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lithuania data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Medical technology availability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides data on the availability of medical technology by equipment in hospitals (HP.1) and outside hospitals (HP.3-HP.4). Data are provided for: Computed Tomography scanners (CT units) Magnetic Resonance Imaging units (MRI units) Positron Emission Tomography scanner units (PET units) A Gamma camera (including Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography, SPECT) Mammography machines Radiation therapy equipment Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.