Libya vs Türkiye: Child mortality vs. health spending
Libya
0.9765 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Türkiye
0.9607 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya rank
124th
Türkiye rank
126th
Child mortality vs. health spending over time
- Libya
- Türkiye
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births in Türkiye, a difference of 0.0158 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 124th and Türkiye ranks 126th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Türkiye in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Türkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.63 deaths per 100 live births | 27.01 deaths per 100 live births | 5.61 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1960s | 20.74 deaths per 100 live births | 22.08 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | Türkiye |
| 1970s | 10.19 deaths per 100 live births | 16.05 deaths per 100 live births | 5.86 deaths per 100 live births | Türkiye |
| 1980s | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10.2 deaths per 100 live births | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | Türkiye |
| 1990s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 5.59 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | Türkiye |
| 2000s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.7 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3726 deaths per 100 live births | Türkiye |
| 2010s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0179 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3758 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. health spending, Libya or Türkiye?
- Libya, at 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births in Türkiye as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. health spending between Libya and Türkiye?
- 0.0158 deaths per 100 live births, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Türkiye?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Türkiye rank globally for child mortality vs. health spending?
- Libya ranks 124th and Türkiye ranks 126th 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 vs. health spending. 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 children aged under five years, per 100 live births .