Argentina vs Libya: Neonatal mortality rate

Argentina
0.5071 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya
0.5205 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Argentina rank
128th
Libya rank
125th

Neonatal mortality rate over time

  • Argentina
  • Libya
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How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births in Argentina, a difference of 0.0134 deaths per 100 live births.

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

Argentina ranks 128th and Libya ranks 125th of 199 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 2.22 deaths per 100 live births 3.36 deaths per 100 live births 1.14 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1980s 1.66 deaths per 100 live births 2.52 deaths per 100 live births 0.8588 deaths per 100 live births Libya
1990s 1.33 deaths per 100 live births 1.83 deaths per 100 live births 0.5038 deaths per 100 live births Libya
2000s 0.9482 deaths per 100 live births 1.25 deaths per 100 live births 0.3007 deaths per 100 live births Libya
2010s 0.6885 deaths per 100 live births 0.7358 deaths per 100 live births 0.0473 deaths per 100 live births Libya
2020s 0.5612 deaths per 100 live births 0.5652 deaths per 100 live births 0.0041 deaths per 100 live births Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Argentina or Libya?
Libya, at 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births in Argentina as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Argentina and Libya?
0.0134 deaths per 100 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 neonatal mortality rate?
Argentina ranks 128th and Libya ranks 125th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed 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

Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 10,377 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .