What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Argentina and Libya?

0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Libya?

53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Libya: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)

Argentina

5.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Libya

5.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Argentina rank

127th

Libya rank

125th

Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) over time

Argentina
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 5.2 per 1,000 live births against 5.1 per 1,000 live births in Argentina, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Libya ahead.

Argentina ranks 127th and Libya ranks 125th of 197 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1970s	22.23 per 1,000 live births	33.64 per 1,000 live births	11.41 per 1,000 live births	Libya
1980s	16.6 per 1,000 live births	25.19 per 1,000 live births	8.59 per 1,000 live births	Libya
1990s	13.25 per 1,000 live births	18.3 per 1,000 live births	5.05 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2000s	9.49 per 1,000 live births	12.49 per 1,000 live births	3 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2010s	6.88 per 1,000 live births	7.36 per 1,000 live births	0.48 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2020s	5.62 per 1,000 live births	5.68 per 1,000 live births	0.06 per 1,000 live births	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Argentina or Libya?: Libya, at 5.2 per 1,000 live births against 5.1 per 1,000 live births in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Argentina and Libya?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Libya?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Argentina and Libya rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Argentina ranks 127th and Libya ranks 125th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 11,751 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.