India vs Libya: Death rate

India
6.61 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Libya
6.65 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
India rank
151st
Libya rank
149th

Death rate over time

  • India
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 6.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.61 deaths per 1,000 people in India, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 1,000 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.

India ranks 151st and Libya ranks 149th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 6 and Libya in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Libya Difference Ahead
1950s 21.31 deaths per 1,000 people 30.58 deaths per 1,000 people 9.27 deaths per 1,000 people Libya
1960s 18.69 deaths per 1,000 people 19.19 deaths per 1,000 people 0.5038 deaths per 1,000 people Libya
1970s 15.66 deaths per 1,000 people 9.55 deaths per 1,000 people 6.11 deaths per 1,000 people India
1980s 12.34 deaths per 1,000 people 5.69 deaths per 1,000 people 6.65 deaths per 1,000 people India
1990s 9.71 deaths per 1,000 people 4.42 deaths per 1,000 people 5.29 deaths per 1,000 people India
2000s 7.92 deaths per 1,000 people 4.68 deaths per 1,000 people 3.24 deaths per 1,000 people India
2010s 6.82 deaths per 1,000 people 5.19 deaths per 1,000 people 1.64 deaths per 1,000 people India
2020s 7.42 deaths per 1,000 people 5.71 deaths per 1,000 people 1.7 deaths per 1,000 people India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rate, India or Libya?
Libya, at 6.65 deaths per 1,000 people against 6.61 deaths per 1,000 people in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in death rate between India and Libya?
0.04 deaths per 1,000 people, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Libya?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do India and Libya rank globally for death rate?
India ranks 151st and Libya ranks 149th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Death rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Death rate
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.