Lebanon vs Libya: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Lebanon
14.44 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Libya
15.42 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Lebanon rank
81st
Libya rank
78th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Lebanon
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 15.42 deaths per 1,000 people against 14.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Lebanon, a difference of 0.98 deaths per 1,000 people.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Lebanon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Lebanon ranks 81st and Libya ranks 78th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 64.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 219.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 154.53 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1960s | 49 deaths per 1,000 people | 143.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 94.08 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1970s | 50.38 deaths per 1,000 people | 73.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.68 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1980s | 39.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 41.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 1.84 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 20.93 deaths per 1,000 people | 25.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.94 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 12.75 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.5 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 10.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3921 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2020s | 13.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 10.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Lebanon or Libya?
- Libya, at 15.42 deaths per 1,000 people against 14.44 deaths per 1,000 people in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Lebanon and Libya?
- 0.98 deaths per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Libya rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Lebanon ranks 81st and Libya ranks 78th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.