Which has higher number of deaths, Israel or Libya?

Israel, at 51,299 deaths against 48,610 deaths in Libya as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of deaths between Israel and Libya?

2,689 deaths, with Israel ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Israel 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 deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Israel vs Libya: Number of deaths

Israel

51,299 deaths

in 2023

Libya

48,610 deaths

in 2023

Israel rank

105th

Libya rank

106th

Number of deaths over time

Israel
Libya

How they compare

Israel currently reports 51,299 deaths against 48,610 deaths in Libya, a difference of 2,689 deaths.

That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.

Israel ranks 105th and Libya ranks 106th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Israel	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	10,977 deaths	38,044 deaths	27,067 deaths	Libya
1960s	15,412 deaths	33,200 deaths	17,788 deaths	Libya
1970s	22,816 deaths	23,924 deaths	1,108 deaths	Libya
1980s	25,977 deaths	21,934 deaths	4,043 deaths	Israel
1990s	30,728 deaths	21,447 deaths	9,280 deaths	Israel
2000s	35,834 deaths	27,172 deaths	8,662 deaths	Israel
2010s	41,352 deaths	33,934 deaths	7,418 deaths	Israel
2020s	49,509 deaths	41,022 deaths	8,487 deaths	Israel

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of deaths, Israel or Libya?: Israel, at 51,299 deaths against 48,610 deaths in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of deaths between Israel and Libya?: 2,689 deaths, with Israel ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Libya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Israel and Libya rank globally for number of deaths?: Israel ranks 105th and Libya ranks 106th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of deaths
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

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