Armenia vs Libya: Child mortality

Armenia
0.9585 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya
0.9765 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Armenia rank
128th
Libya rank
125th

Child mortality over time

  • Armenia
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births in Armenia, a difference of 0.018 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Libya ahead.

Armenia ranks 128th and Libya ranks 125th of 203 countries.

Across the 23 decades both report, Armenia averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 19.

Head to head by decade

Decade Armenia Libya Difference Ahead
1800s 36.9 deaths per 100 live births 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 3.57 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1810s 36.42 deaths per 100 live births 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 4.05 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1820s 35.95 deaths per 100 live births 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 4.52 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1830s 35.48 deaths per 100 live births 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 4.99 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1840s 35.02 deaths per 100 live births 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 5.45 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1850s 34.57 deaths per 100 live births 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 5.9 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1860s 34.12 deaths per 100 live births 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 6.35 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1870s 33.67 deaths per 100 live births 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 6.8 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1880s 33.24 deaths per 100 live births 40.47 deaths per 100 live births 7.23 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1890s 32.8 deaths per 100 live births 40.46 deaths per 100 live births 7.65 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1900s 30.88 deaths per 100 live births 40.15 deaths per 100 live births 9.27 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1910s 27.4 deaths per 100 live births 39.33 deaths per 100 live births 11.93 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1920s 24.31 deaths per 100 live births 38.38 deaths per 100 live births 14.07 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1930s 20.25 deaths per 100 live births 37.16 deaths per 100 live births 16.9 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1940s 15.45 deaths per 100 live births 35.97 deaths per 100 live births 20.52 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1950s 12.45 deaths per 100 live births 34.56 deaths per 100 live births 22.11 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1960s 10.46 deaths per 100 live births 20.74 deaths per 100 live births 10.28 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1970s 8.71 deaths per 100 live births 10.19 deaths per 100 live births 1.48 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1980s 6.64 deaths per 100 live births 5.72 deaths per 100 live births 0.9198 deaths per 100 live births Armenia
1990s 4 deaths per 100 live births 3.46 deaths per 100 live births 0.5416 deaths per 100 live births Armenia
2000s 2.47 deaths per 100 live births 2.33 deaths per 100 live births 0.1426 deaths per 100 live births Armenia
2010s 1.52 deaths per 100 live births 1.41 deaths per 100 live births 0.1031 deaths per 100 live births Armenia
2020s 1.05 deaths per 100 live births 1.48 deaths per 100 live births 0.423 deaths per 100 live births Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality, Armenia or Libya?
Libya, at 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births in Armenia as of 2024.
What is the difference in child mortality between Armenia and Libya?
0.018 deaths per 100 live births, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and Libya?
225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
How do Armenia and Libya rank globally for child mortality?
Armenia ranks 128th and Libya ranks 125th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed

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