Libya vs Oman: Child mortality rate
Libya
0.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Oman
1.03 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya rank
124th
Oman rank
121st
Child mortality rate over time
- Libya
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 1.03 deaths per 100 live births against 0.98 deaths per 100 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1959 it was Oman ahead.
Libya ranks 124th and Oman ranks 121st of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Oman in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 29.54 deaths per 100 live births | 38.85 deaths per 100 live births | 9.31 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 | 1.62 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1990s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.788 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.979 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.294 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.428 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Libya or Oman?
- Oman, at 1.03 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 Libya and Oman?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Oman?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Oman rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Libya ranks 124th and Oman ranks 121st 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.