Libya vs Oman: Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty
Libya
0.9765 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 vs. share in extreme poverty over time
- Libya
- Oman
How they compare
Oman currently reports 1.03 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.0535 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Oman ahead.
Libya ranks 124th and Oman ranks 121st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Oman in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Oman | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 7.35 deaths per 100 live births | 1.63 deaths per 100 live births | Oman |
| 1990s | 3.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.67 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7883 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2000s | 2.33 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9773 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.41 deaths per 100 live births | 1.12 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2947 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.48 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4295 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty, Libya or Oman?
- Oman, at 1.03 deaths per 100 live births against 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty between Libya and Oman?
- 0.0535 deaths per 100 live births, with Oman ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Oman?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Oman rank globally for child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty?
- Libya ranks 124th and Oman ranks 121st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality vs. share in extreme poverty. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .