Argentina vs Libya: Infant mortality rate by sex
Argentina
0.7144 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya
0.7115 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Argentina rank
128th
Libya rank
129th
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Argentina
- Libya
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 0.7144 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7115 deaths per 100 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.0029 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Libya ahead.
Argentina ranks 128th and Libya ranks 129th of 199 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.6 deaths per 100 live births | 9.9 deaths per 100 live births | 4.31 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1970s | 4.81 deaths per 100 live births | 6.87 deaths per 100 live births | 2.06 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 3.87 deaths per 100 live births | 1.35 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.89 deaths per 100 live births | 2.34 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4432 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.32 deaths per 100 live births | 1.6 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2801 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.9288 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9875 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0587 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.7379 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9193 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1815 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Argentina or Libya?
- Argentina, at 0.7144 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7115 deaths per 100 live births in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Argentina and Libya?
- 0.0029 deaths per 100 live births, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Libya?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and Libya rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Argentina ranks 128th and Libya ranks 129th 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 Infant mortality rate by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .