Libya vs Oman: Child mortality
Libya
0.9765 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Oman
1.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya rank
125th
Oman rank
122nd
Child mortality over time
- Libya
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 1.03 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.0535 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 225 shared years of data; in 1800 it was Oman ahead.
Libya ranks 125th and Oman ranks 122nd of 203 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Oman in 19.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1800s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 41.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.892 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1810s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 41.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.892 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1820s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 41.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.892 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1830s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 41.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.892 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1840s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 41.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.892 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1850s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 41.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.892 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1860s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 41.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.892 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1870s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 41.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.892 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1880s | 40.47 deaths per 100 live births | 41.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.892 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1890s | 40.46 deaths per 100 live births | 41.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8918 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1900s | 40.15 deaths per 100 live births | 41.17 deaths per 100 live births | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1910s | 39.33 deaths per 100 live births | 40.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1920s | 38.38 deaths per 100 live births | 40.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.36 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1930s | 37.16 deaths per 100 live births | 40.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1940s | 35.97 deaths per 100 live births | 40.3 deaths per 100 live births | 4.33 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1950s | 34.56 deaths per 100 live births | 39.97 deaths per 100 live births | 5.41 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1960s | 20.74 deaths per 100 live births | 30.47 deaths per 100 live births | 9.73 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1970s | 10.19 deaths per 100 live births | 17.66 deaths per 100 live births | 7.47 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1980s | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 7.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1990s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7883 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9773 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2947 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4295 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality, Libya or Oman?
- Oman, at 1.03 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality between Libya and Oman?
- 0.0535 deaths per 100 live births, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Oman?
- 225 years are reported by both, from 1800 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Oman rank globally for child mortality?
- Libya ranks 125th and Oman ranks 122nd 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
Estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.