Italy vs Libya: Number of infant deaths
Italy
882 deaths
in 2024
Libya
968 deaths
in 2024
Italy rank
109th
Libya rank
107th
Number of infant deaths over time
- Italy
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 968 deaths against 882 deaths in Italy, a difference of 86 deaths.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 109th and Libya ranks 107th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 41,270 deaths | 14,621 deaths | 26,649 deaths | Italy |
| 1960s | 34,769 deaths | 12,287 deaths | 22,481 deaths | Italy |
| 1970s | 18,374 deaths | 8,275 deaths | 10,099 deaths | Italy |
| 1980s | 6,645 deaths | 5,976 deaths | 668.9 deaths | Italy |
| 1990s | 3,636 deaths | 2,947 deaths | 689.1 deaths | Italy |
| 2000s | 2,174 deaths | 2,348 deaths | 173.9 deaths | Libya |
| 2010s | 1,508 deaths | 1,591 deaths | 83.1 deaths | Libya |
| 2020s | 961.2 deaths | 1,281 deaths | 319.4 deaths | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of infant deaths, Italy or Libya?
- Libya, at 968 deaths against 882 deaths in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Italy and Libya?
- 86 deaths, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Libya?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2024.
- How do Italy and Libya rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Italy ranks 109th and Libya ranks 107th 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 infant 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 1 .