Colombia vs Libya: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood
Colombia
0.0199 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Libya
0.0197 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Colombia rank
122nd
Libya rank
123rd
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood over time
- Colombia
- Libya
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.0199 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0197 under-five deaths per woman in Libya, a difference of 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Libya ahead.
Colombia ranks 122nd and Libya ranks 123rd of 200 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9925 under-five deaths per woman | 2.37 under-five deaths per woman | 1.38 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
| 1960s | 0.7449 under-five deaths per woman | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8613 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.3683 under-five deaths per woman | 0.8121 under-five deaths per woman | 0.4438 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.1623 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3658 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2035 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.0884 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1355 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0471 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.0504 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0649 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0145 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.0297 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0375 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0079 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.0213 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0321 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0108 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood, Colombia or Libya?
- Colombia, at 0.0199 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0197 under-five deaths per woman in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood between Colombia and Libya?
- 0.0002 under-five deaths per woman, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Libya?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Libya rank globally for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Colombia ranks 122nd and Libya ranks 123rd 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).