Libya vs Tonga: Infant mortality rate
Libya
0.789 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Tonga
0.7775 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya rank
129th
Tonga rank
130th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Libya
- Tonga
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.789 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7775 deaths per 100 live births in Tonga, a difference of 0.0115 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 129th and Tonga ranks 130th of 199 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.25 deaths per 100 live births | 5.16 deaths per 100 live births | 8.1 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1970s | 7.48 deaths per 100 live births | 3.1 deaths per 100 live births | 4.38 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1980s | 4.29 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 2.17 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.62 deaths per 100 live births | 1.58 deaths per 100 live births | 1.04 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.22 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5737 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9729 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1311 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2020s | 1 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8218 deaths per 100 live births | 0.182 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 Tonga?
- Libya, at 0.789 deaths per 100 live births against 0.7775 deaths per 100 live births in Tonga as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Libya and Tonga?
- 0.0115 deaths per 100 live births, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Tonga?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Tonga rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Libya ranks 129th and Tonga ranks 130th 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 .