Hospitals in Lithuania 2000-2020

Since 2000, the number of hospitals in Lithuania has been steadily falling. In 2020, there were 78 hospitals in the country. In 2013, the number of hospitals in the country fell below one hundred and has remained below since then. 

Workers in Lithuanian health sector 

The number of practicing nurses in Lithuania decreased along with the decline in the number of hospitals in the country. In the year 2000, there were over 26.7 thousand nurses in Lithuania, and by 2018 there were approximately 21.8 thousand. On the other hand, the number of physicians in Lithuania in the period 2000 to 2018 increased by almost 200.

Spending comparisons with Europe

Lithuania’s expenditure on healthcare was 6.8 percent of GDP in 2018, this share has generally increased since 2000, albeit with some fluctuations in the intervening years. In comparison to other European countries, Lithuania ranked fairly low on the share of GDP spent on health. Switzerland had the highest share of expenditure on health, spending 12.1 percent of its GDP in this year.