Libya vs Samoa: Neonatal mortality rate
Libya
0.5715 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Samoa
0.6173 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Libya rank
123rd
Samoa rank
121st
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Libya
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.6173 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.5715 Deaths per 1000 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.0458 Deaths per 1000 live births.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 123rd and Samoa ranks 121st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.18 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.34 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.842 Deaths per 1000 live births | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.83 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.09 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.7374 Deaths per 1000 live births | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.25 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.8009 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.4522 Deaths per 1000 live births | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.7386 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.7422 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0035 Deaths per 1000 live births | Samoa |
| 2020s | 0.5743 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.6465 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0722 Deaths per 1000 live births | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Libya or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.6173 Deaths per 1000 live births against 0.5715 Deaths per 1000 live births in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Libya and Samoa?
- 0.0458 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Samoa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Samoa rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Libya ranks 123rd and Samoa ranks 121st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.