Libya vs Thailand: Infant mortality rate
Libya
0.789 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Thailand
0.7729 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya rank
129th
Thailand rank
131st
Infant mortality rate over time
- Libya
- Thailand
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.789 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births in Thailand, a difference of 0.0161 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 69 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 129th and Thailand ranks 131st of 199 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 22.67 deaths per 100 live births | 12.28 deaths per 100 live births | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1960s | 14.76 deaths per 100 live births | 9.76 deaths per 100 live births | 4.99 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1970s | 7.48 deaths per 100 live births | 6.43 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1980s | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | 4.09 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1965 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 2.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.165 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.51 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2927 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.03 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0715 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2020s | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8182 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1857 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Libya or Thailand?
- Libya, at 0.789 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7729 deaths per 100 live births in Thailand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Libya and Thailand?
- 0.0161 deaths per 100 live births, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Thailand?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Thailand rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Libya ranks 129th and Thailand ranks 131st 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. 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 children aged under one year, per 100 live births .