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

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

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

51 years are reported by both, from 1974 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.

Libya vs Nicaragua: Mortality rate, neonatal

Libya

5.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Nicaragua

5.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Libya rank

124th

Nicaragua rank

122nd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Libya
Nicaragua

How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 5.3 per 1,000 live births against 5.2 per 1,000 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.1 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 51 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.

Libya ranks 124th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 196 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1970s	32.42 per 1,000 live births	37.65 per 1,000 live births	5.23 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
1980s	25.19 per 1,000 live births	27.37 per 1,000 live births	2.18 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
1990s	18.3 per 1,000 live births	20.04 per 1,000 live births	1.74 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
2000s	12.49 per 1,000 live births	14.66 per 1,000 live births	2.17 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
2010s	7.36 per 1,000 live births	10.8 per 1,000 live births	3.44 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua
2020s	5.68 per 1,000 live births	7.46 per 1,000 live births	1.78 per 1,000 live births	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Libya or Nicaragua?: Nicaragua, at 5.3 per 1,000 live births against 5.2 per 1,000 live births in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Libya and Nicaragua?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Nicaragua?: 51 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
How do Libya and Nicaragua rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Libya ranks 124th and Nicaragua ranks 122nd of 196 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: 243 places, 11,715 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 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.