Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Argentina or Libya?

Argentina, at 5,245 deaths against 4,191 deaths in Libya as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Argentina and Libya?

1,054 deaths, with Argentina ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Libya?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Argentina vs Libya: Number of children who die before age 5

Argentina

5,245 deaths

in 2023

Libya

4,191 deaths

in 2023

Argentina rank

71st

Libya rank

74th

Number of children who die before age 5 over time

Argentina
Libya

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 5,245 deaths against 4,191 deaths in Libya, a difference of 1,054 deaths.

That makes Argentina's figure about 1.3 times Libya's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Argentina has been ahead every year.

Argentina ranks 71st and Libya ranks 74th of 236 countries.

Argentina has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Argentina	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	37,157 deaths	21,544 deaths	15,613 deaths	Argentina
1960s	34,847 deaths	18,112 deaths	16,735 deaths	Argentina
1970s	32,998 deaths	11,258 deaths	21,740 deaths	Argentina
1980s	24,243 deaths	7,889 deaths	16,354 deaths	Argentina
1990s	18,939 deaths	3,936 deaths	15,003 deaths	Argentina
2000s	13,190 deaths	3,021 deaths	10,169 deaths	Argentina
2010s	9,734 deaths	2,147 deaths	7,587 deaths	Argentina
2020s	5,735 deaths	2,130 deaths	3,605 deaths	Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Argentina or Libya?: Argentina, at 5,245 deaths against 4,191 deaths in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Argentina and Libya?: 1,054 deaths, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Libya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Argentina and Libya rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?: Argentina ranks 71st and Libya ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of children who die before age 5
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.