Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Libya

Libya: Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and was 19.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
19.9%
Change on year
up 56.2%
World rank
114th
of 185 countries
All-time high
19.9%
in 2021
All-time low
4.4%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2000–2021

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Libya, 2000–2021

51015202000201020212000: 5.5 % of total male deaths ages 15-592010: 4.8 % of total male deaths ages 15-592015: 4.4 % of total male deaths ages 15-592019: 5.6 % of total male deaths ages 15-592020: 12.7 % of total male deaths ages 15-592021: 19.9 % of total male deaths ages 15-59

Source: Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of total male deaths ages 15-59.

Analysis

In 2021, cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Libya stood at 19.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 56.2% on the previous year and up 312.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Libya peaked at 19.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2015.

That places Libya 114th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 15-59, male (% of total male deaths ages 15-59) in Libya, 2000 to 2021.
Year % of total male deaths ages 15-59 Change
2000 5.5%
2010 4.8% -12.7%
2015 4.4% -9.5%
2019 5.6% +27.8%
2020 12.7% +128.0%
2021 19.9% +56.2%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 19.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.9%, 74% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 19.9% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 19.9%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 5.5% 5.5% 5.5% 1
2010s 4.9% 4.4% 5.6% 3
2020s 16.3% 12.7% 19.9% 2

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 111 Haiti 20.0% compare
  2. 112 Armenia 20.0% compare
  3. 113 Bangladesh 19.9% compare
  4. 115 Bahamas 19.4% compare
  5. 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 19.4% compare
  6. 117 Trinidad and Tobago 19.3% compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

More health data for Libya

All data for Libya →

Frequently asked questions

What is cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Libya?
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Libya was 19.9% in 2021, according to Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO).
What is the highest cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 19.9% in 2021.
What is the lowest cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2015.
How does Libya rank for cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and?
Libya ranks 114th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is up 312.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Libya data come from?
The figures come from Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 15-59, male (% of total male deaths ages 15-59). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Libya. Statizoid, drawing on Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO). Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/stat/cause-of-death-by-communicable-diseases-and-maternal-prenatal-and-nutrition-conditions-9/libya/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/stat/cause-of-death-by-communicable-diseases-and-maternal-prenatal-and-nutrition-conditions-9/libya/">Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and in Libya</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions, ages 15-59, male (% of total male deaths ages 15-59)
Unit
% of total male deaths ages 15-59
Source
Global Health Estimates, World Health Organization (WHO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 1,392 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

Number of male deaths ages 15-59 due to communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions divided by number of all male deaths ages 15-59, expressed by percentage. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions included infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.