Australia vs Libya: Number of child deaths
Australia
1,097 deaths
in 2024
Libya
1,209 deaths
in 2024
Australia rank
108th
Libya rank
105th
Number of child deaths over time
- Australia
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1,209 deaths against 1,097 deaths in Australia, a difference of 112 deaths.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 108th and Libya ranks 105th of 199 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,201 deaths | 16,582 deaths | 11,381 deaths | Libya |
| 1970s | 4,413 deaths | 10,998 deaths | 6,585 deaths | Libya |
| 1980s | 2,713 deaths | 7,990 deaths | 5,278 deaths | Libya |
| 1990s | 1,904 deaths | 3,932 deaths | 2,028 deaths | Libya |
| 2000s | 1,494 deaths | 2,996 deaths | 1,502 deaths | Libya |
| 2010s | 1,244 deaths | 2,044 deaths | 800 deaths | Libya |
| 2020s | 1,120 deaths | 1,914 deaths | 793.4 deaths | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths, Australia or Libya?
- Libya, at 1,209 deaths against 1,097 deaths in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths between Australia and Libya?
- 112 deaths, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Libya?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Libya rank globally for number of child deaths?
- Australia ranks 108th and Libya ranks 105th 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 Number of child deaths. 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 under 5 .