Child mortality rate in Libya
Libya: Child mortality rate was 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Child mortality rate in Libya, 1970–2024
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
The most recent figure for child mortality rate in Libya is 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 69.2% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Libya peaked at 13.67 deaths per 100 live births in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Libya 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 121 Oman 1.03 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 122 El Salvador 1 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 123 Brunei 0.9944 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 125 Barbados 0.9764 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 126 Turkey 0.9607 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 127 Armenia 0.9585 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Libya?
- Child mortality rate in Libya was 0.9765 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 recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 13.67 deaths per 100 live births in 1970.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for child mortality rate?
- Libya ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .