Libya vs Panama: Neonatal mortality rate
Libya
0.5205 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Panama
0.5295 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya rank
125th
Panama rank
124th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Libya
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.5295 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.009 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 125th and Panama ranks 124th of 199 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 | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2.56 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8067 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1980s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.95 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5675 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 1990s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.44 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3926 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2006 deaths per 100 live births | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.7358 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7585 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0227 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.5652 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6684 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1031 deaths per 100 live births | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Libya or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.5295 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 Panama?
- 0.009 deaths per 100 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 neonatal mortality rate?
- Libya ranks 125th and Panama ranks 124th 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
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .