Libya vs Romania: Number of child deaths by region
Libya
1,209
in 2024
Romania
1,340
in 2024
Libya rank
105th
Romania rank
102nd
Number of child deaths by region over time
- Libya
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 1,340 against 1,209 in Libya, a difference of 131.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Romania ahead.
Libya ranks 105th and Romania ranks 102nd of 195 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 16,582 | 21,872 | 5,290 | Romania |
| 1970s | 10,998 | 17,916 | 6,918 | Romania |
| 1980s | 7,990 | 11,912 | 3,922 | Romania |
| 1990s | 3,932 | 7,358 | 3,426 | Romania |
| 2000s | 2,996 | 4,036 | 1,040 | Romania |
| 2010s | 2,044 | 2,005 | 38.9 | Libya |
| 2020s | 1,914 | 1,272 | 642 | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Libya or Romania?
- Romania, at 1,340 against 1,209 in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Libya and Romania?
- 131, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Romania?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Romania rank globally for number of child deaths by region?
- Libya ranks 105th and Romania ranks 102nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.