What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Libya and Oman?

0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Oman ahead.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Libya vs Oman: Mortality rate, under-5

Libya

9.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Oman

10.3 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Libya rank

122nd

Oman rank

119th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Libya
Oman

How they compare

Oman currently reports 10.3 per 1,000 live births against 9.8 per 1,000 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.5 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Oman's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Oman ahead.

Libya ranks 122nd and Oman ranks 119th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Oman in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Oman	Difference	Ahead
1960s	207.4 per 1,000 live births	304.66 per 1,000 live births	97.26 per 1,000 live births	Oman
1970s	101.9 per 1,000 live births	176.59 per 1,000 live births	74.69 per 1,000 live births	Oman
1980s	57.25 per 1,000 live births	73.5 per 1,000 live births	16.25 per 1,000 live births	Oman
1990s	34.58 per 1,000 live births	26.7 per 1,000 live births	7.88 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2000s	23.32 per 1,000 live births	13.53 per 1,000 live births	9.79 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2010s	14.14 per 1,000 live births	11.2 per 1,000 live births	2.94 per 1,000 live births	Libya
2020s	14.78 per 1,000 live births	10.5 per 1,000 live births	4.28 per 1,000 live births	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Libya or Oman?: Oman, at 10.3 per 1,000 live births against 9.8 per 1,000 live births in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Libya and Oman?: 0.5 per 1,000 live births, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Oman?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Libya and Oman rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Libya ranks 122nd and Oman ranks 119th 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, under-5 (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, under-5 (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, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.