What is child mortality in Libya?

Child mortality in Libya was 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Libya?

The highest recorded value was 40.47 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Libya?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Libya rank for child mortality?

Libya ranks 125th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Libya data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Libya

Name: Child mortality in Libya
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Libya: Child mortality was 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.9765 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 69.2%

World rank

125th

of 203 countries

All-time high

40.47 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

0.9765 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Libya, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Libya recorded 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

That represents a change of down 69.2% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Libya peaked at 40.47 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Libya ranks 125th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	40.46 deaths per 100 live births	40.41 deaths per 100 live births	40.47 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	40.15 deaths per 100 live births	39.84 deaths per 100 live births	40.38 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	39.33 deaths per 100 live births	38.9 deaths per 100 live births	39.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	38.38 deaths per 100 live births	37.95 deaths per 100 live births	38.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	37.16 deaths per 100 live births	36.46 deaths per 100 live births	37.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	35.97 deaths per 100 live births	35.64 deaths per 100 live births	36.31 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	34.56 deaths per 100 live births	29.54 deaths per 100 live births	36.22 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	20.74 deaths per 100 live births	14.72 deaths per 100 live births	27.68 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	10.19 deaths per 100 live births	7.55 deaths per 100 live births	13.67 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.72 deaths per 100 live births	4.45 deaths per 100 live births	7.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.46 deaths per 100 live births	2.9 deaths per 100 live births	4.21 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.33 deaths per 100 live births	1.76 deaths per 100 live births	2.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.41 deaths per 100 live births	1.16 deaths per 100 live births	1.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.48 deaths per 100 live births	0.9765 deaths per 100 live births	3.17 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Libya

122 Oman 1.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
123 El Salvador 1 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Brunei 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Barbados 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births compare
127 Turkey 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Armenia 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

More health data for Libya

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 58,760 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,244 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 60,168 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 57,347 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,896 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 58,836 (2025)

All data for Libya →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Libya?: Child mortality in Libya was 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 40.47 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Libya rank for child mortality?: Libya ranks 125th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Libya data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.