Libya vs Thailand: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)

Libya
0.5205 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Thailand
0.5111 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya rank
125th
Thailand rank
127th

Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time

  • Libya
  • Thailand
0246195219882024

How they compare

Libya currently reports 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births in Thailand, a difference of 0.0094 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 53 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Thailand ahead.

Libya ranks 125th and Thailand ranks 127th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Thailand Difference Ahead
1970s 3.36 deaths per 100 live births 3.77 deaths per 100 live births 0.4089 deaths per 100 live births Thailand
1980s 2.52 deaths per 100 live births 2.58 deaths per 100 live births 0.0631 deaths per 100 live births Thailand
1990s 1.83 deaths per 100 live births 1.64 deaths per 100 live births 0.1917 deaths per 100 live births Libya
2000s 1.25 deaths per 100 live births 0.9968 deaths per 100 live births 0.2521 deaths per 100 live births Libya
2010s 0.7358 deaths per 100 live births 0.6793 deaths per 100 live births 0.0565 deaths per 100 live births Libya
2020s 0.5652 deaths per 100 live births 0.5416 deaths per 100 live births 0.0236 deaths per 100 live births Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Libya or Thailand?
Libya, at 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births against 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Libya and Thailand?
0.0094 deaths per 100 live births, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Thailand?
53 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Libya and Thailand rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
Libya ranks 125th and Thailand ranks 127th 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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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

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