Libya vs Syria: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Libya
15.42 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Syria
15.09 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Libya rank
78th
Syria rank
79th
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Libya
- Syria
How they compare
Libya currently reports 15.42 deaths per 1,000 people against 15.09 deaths per 1,000 people in Syria, a difference of 0.33 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 78th and Syria ranks 79th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Syria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 219.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 139.4 deaths per 1,000 people | 80.03 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1960s | 143.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 93.24 deaths per 1,000 people | 49.85 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1970s | 73.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.44 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1980s | 41.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 35.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.63 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 1990s | 25.87 deaths per 1,000 people | 21.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.69 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2000s | 17.25 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.79 deaths per 1,000 people | Libya |
| 2010s | 10.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 17.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 7.14 deaths per 1,000 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 10.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 14.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.74 deaths per 1,000 people | Syria |
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, Libya or Syria?
- Libya, at 15.42 deaths per 1,000 people against 15.09 deaths per 1,000 people in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Libya and Syria?
- 0.33 deaths per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Syria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Syria rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Libya ranks 78th and Syria ranks 79th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β 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.