Brunei vs Libya: Child mortality rate
Brunei
0.99 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya
0.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Brunei rank
123rd
Libya rank
124th
Child mortality rate over time
- Brunei
- Libya
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 0.99 deaths per 100 live births against 0.98 deaths per 100 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Libya ahead.
Brunei ranks 123rd 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 | Brunei | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.93 deaths per 100 live births | 32.62 deaths per 100 live births | 21.69 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1960s | 6.73 deaths per 100 live births | 20.74 deaths per 100 live births | 14.01 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1970s | 3.66 deaths per 100 live births | 10.19 deaths per 100 live births | 6.53 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1980s | 1.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 4.03 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.23 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.973 deaths per 100 live births | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.36 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 0.371 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.02 deaths per 100 live births | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 0.46 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Brunei or Libya?
- Brunei, at 0.99 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 Brunei and Libya?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Libya?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Libya rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Brunei ranks 123rd 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
The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.