Libya vs Nicaragua: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Libya
0.5205 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.531 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya rank
125th
Nicaragua rank
123rd
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Libya
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.531 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.0105 deaths per 100 live births.
Across all 51 years both countries report, Nicaragua has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 125th and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 199 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 | 3.24 deaths per 100 live births | 3.77 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5236 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1980s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2194 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 1990s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 2.01 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1765 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2000s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.47 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2168 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.7358 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3446 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
| 2020s | 0.5652 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7477 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1824 deaths per 100 live births | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Libya or Nicaragua?
- Nicaragua, at 0.531 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births in Libya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Libya and Nicaragua?
- 0.0105 deaths per 100 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 neonatal mortality rate?
- Libya ranks 125th and Nicaragua ranks 123rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .