Libya vs Tonga: Child mortality by sex
Libya
1.06 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tonga
1.05 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya rank
124th
Tonga rank
127th
Child mortality by sex over time
- Libya
- Tonga
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.06 deaths per 100 live births against 1.05 deaths per 100 live births in Tonga, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 124th and Tonga ranks 127th of 199 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.11 deaths per 100 live births | 7.11 deaths per 100 live births | 12 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1970s | 10.67 deaths per 100 live births | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | 6.38 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1980s | 6.1 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | 3.18 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1990s | 3.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.68 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8593 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.54 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2084 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.57 deaths per 100 live births | 1.11 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4547 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality by sex, Libya or Tonga?
- Libya, at 1.06 deaths per 100 live births against 1.05 deaths per 100 live births in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality by sex between Libya and Tonga?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Tonga?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Tonga rank globally for child mortality by sex?
- Libya ranks 124th and Tonga ranks 127th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under five years, per 100 live births .