What is child mortality rate by sex in Libya?

Child mortality rate by sex in Libya was 0.8891 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Libya?

The highest recorded value was 34.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.

What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Libya?

The lowest recorded value was 0.8891 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Libya rank for child mortality rate by sex?

Libya ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Libya data come from?

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

Child mortality rate by sex in Libya

Name: Child mortality rate by sex in Libya
Creator: United Nations 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 rate by sex was 0.8891 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.8891 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 71.1%

World rank

125th

of 199 countries

All-time high

34.86 deaths per 100 live births

in 1956

All-time low

0.8891 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1956–2024

Child mortality rate by sex in Libya, 1956–2024

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

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality rate by sex in Libya stood at 0.8891 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 69 years on record.

That represents a change of down 71.1% on the previous year and down 28.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate by sex in Libya peaked at 34.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1956 and was at its lowest, 0.8891 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Libya ranks 125th of 199 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
1950s	31.66 deaths per 100 live births	28.61 deaths per 100 live births	34.86 deaths per 100 live births	4
1960s	20.06 deaths per 100 live births	14.15 deaths per 100 live births	26.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	9.68 deaths per 100 live births	7.09 deaths per 100 live births	13.11 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	5.33 deaths per 100 live births	4.11 deaths per 100 live births	6.71 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	3.17 deaths per 100 live births	2.64 deaths per 100 live births	3.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	2.11 deaths per 100 live births	1.58 deaths per 100 live births	2.56 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	1.28 deaths per 100 live births	1.05 deaths per 100 live births	1.81 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	1.38 deaths per 100 live births	0.8891 deaths per 100 live births	3.08 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Libya

122 Brunei 0.9183 deaths per 100 live births compare
123 El Salvador 0.9072 deaths per 100 live births compare
124 Barbados 0.8982 deaths per 100 live births compare
126 Turkey 0.8861 deaths per 100 live births compare
127 Armenia 0.8659 deaths per 100 live births compare
128 Bahrain 0.8551 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Libya

Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 70,474 (2025)
Population, male 50.8% (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,590 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 68,143 (2025)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate by sex in Libya?: Child mortality rate by sex in Libya was 0.8891 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 34.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1956.
What is the lowest child mortality rate by sex recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8891 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Libya rank for child mortality rate by sex?: Libya ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Libya data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate by sex
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, 12,985 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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