Libya vs Turkey: Child mortality rate
Libya
0.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Turkey
0.96 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya rank
124th
Turkey rank
126th
Child mortality rate over time
- Libya
- Turkey
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.98 deaths per 100 live births against 0.96 deaths per 100 live births in Turkey, a difference of 0.02 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 Turkey ranks 126th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.62 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 | 22.07 deaths per 100 live births | 1.33 deaths per 100 live births | Turkey |
| 1970s | 10.19 deaths per 100 live births | 16.05 deaths per 100 live births | 5.86 deaths per 100 live births | Turkey |
| 1980s | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 10.2 deaths per 100 live births | 4.48 deaths per 100 live births | Turkey |
| 1990s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 5.6 deaths per 100 live births | 2.14 deaths per 100 live births | Turkey |
| 2000s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 2.71 deaths per 100 live births | 0.373 deaths per 100 live births | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.4 deaths per 100 live births | 0.017 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.376 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 Turkey?
- Libya, at 0.98 deaths per 100 live births against 0.96 deaths per 100 live births in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Libya and Turkey?
- 0.02 deaths per 100 live births, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Turkey?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Turkey rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Libya ranks 124th and Turkey ranks 126th 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.