Barbados vs Libya: Child mortality rate
Barbados
0.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya
0.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Barbados rank
124th
Libya rank
124th
Child mortality rate over time
- Barbados
- Libya
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0.98 deaths per 100 live births against 0.98 deaths per 100 live births in Libya, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Barbados ranks 124th and Libya ranks 124th of 200 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.75 deaths per 100 live births | 32.62 deaths per 100 live births | 21.87 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1960s | 6.47 deaths per 100 live births | 20.74 deaths per 100 live births | 14.27 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1970s | 3.78 deaths per 100 live births | 10.19 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.25 deaths per 100 live births | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 3.47 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 1.9 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 0.875 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.134 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.436 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Barbados or Libya?
- Barbados, at 0.98 deaths per 100 live births against 0.98 deaths per 100 live births in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Barbados and Libya?
- 0 deaths per 100 live births, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Libya?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Libya rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Barbados ranks 124th and Libya ranks 124th of 200 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.