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

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

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

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.

Libya vs Panama: Mortality rate, neonatal

Libya

5.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Panama

5.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Libya rank

124th

Panama rank

122nd

Mortality rate, neonatal over time

Libya
Panama

How they compare

Panama 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.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Libya ahead.

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

Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Panama	Difference	Ahead
1970s	33.64 per 1,000 live births	25.57 per 1,000 live births	8.06 per 1,000 live births	Libya
1980s	25.19 per 1,000 live births	19.52 per 1,000 live births	5.67 per 1,000 live births	Libya
1990s	18.3 per 1,000 live births	14.37 per 1,000 live births	3.93 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2000s	12.49 per 1,000 live births	10.49 per 1,000 live births	2 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2010s	7.36 per 1,000 live births	7.59 per 1,000 live births	0.23 per 1,000 live births	Panama
2020s	5.68 per 1,000 live births	6.68 per 1,000 live births	1 per 1,000 live births	Panama

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Libya or Panama?: Panama, 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 Panama?: 0.1 per 1,000 live births, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Panama?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Libya and Panama rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?: Libya ranks 124th and Panama 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.