Libya vs Oman: Youth mortality rate

Libya
1.21 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Oman
1.26 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Libya rank
124th
Oman rank
122nd

Youth mortality rate over time

  • Libya
  • Oman
246198420042024

How they compare

Oman currently reports 1.26 deaths per 100 live births against 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in Libya, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 124th and Oman ranks 122nd of 199 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Libya Oman Difference Ahead
1990s 4.06 deaths per 100 live births 3.19 deaths per 100 live births 0.8628 deaths per 100 live births Libya
2000s 2.73 deaths per 100 live births 1.65 deaths per 100 live births 1.07 deaths per 100 live births Libya
2010s 1.76 deaths per 100 live births 1.37 deaths per 100 live births 0.386 deaths per 100 live births Libya
2020s 2.16 deaths per 100 live births 1.29 deaths per 100 live births 0.8689 deaths per 100 live births Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Libya or Oman?
Oman, at 1.26 deaths per 100 live births against 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Libya and Oman?
0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Oman ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Oman?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Libya and Oman rank globally for youth mortality rate?
Libya ranks 124th and Oman ranks 122nd 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.