Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Germany or Libya?

Germany, at 2,144 deaths against 1,999 deaths in Libya as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Germany and Libya?

145 deaths, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Libya: Number of infants who die before age 1

Germany

2,144 deaths

in 2023

Libya

1,999 deaths

in 2023

Germany rank

87th

Libya rank

90th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Germany
Libya

How they compare

Germany currently reports 2,144 deaths against 1,999 deaths in Libya, a difference of 145 deaths.

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

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

Germany ranks 87th and Libya ranks 90th of 236 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1950s	52,437 deaths	12,778 deaths	39,659 deaths	Germany
1960s	34,091 deaths	11,975 deaths	22,116 deaths	Germany
1970s	15,748 deaths	8,488 deaths	7,260 deaths	Germany
1980s	8,244 deaths	6,199 deaths	2,045 deaths	Germany
1990s	4,512 deaths	3,184 deaths	1,328 deaths	Germany
2000s	2,804 deaths	2,532 deaths	272.5 deaths	Germany
2010s	2,426 deaths	1,726 deaths	699.6 deaths	Germany
2020s	2,308 deaths	1,385 deaths	922.75 deaths	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Germany or Libya?: Germany, at 2,144 deaths against 1,999 deaths in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Germany and Libya?: 145 deaths, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Libya?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Germany and Libya rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Germany ranks 87th and Libya ranks 90th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
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 at birth.