Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Libya
Libya: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▲ Rising
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Libya, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
The most recent figure for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Libya is 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Libya peaked at 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3601 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2006.
Libya ranks 167th of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Libya, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3746 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 0.3836 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3937 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3937 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3829 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3765 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.3601 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3676 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.3821 deaths per 100,000 people | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3898 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3977 deaths per 100,000 people | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5095 deaths per 100,000 people | +28.1% |
| 2012 | 0.441 deaths per 100,000 people | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4341 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4941 deaths per 100,000 people | +13.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4988 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.5051 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.495 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4887 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4951 deaths per 100,000 people | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5437 deaths per 100,000 people | +9.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3805 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3601 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3937 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4759 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3977 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5095 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5621 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5437 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 164 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5899 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 165 Sudan 0.5841 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 166 Costa Rica 0.5824 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 168 Uzbekistan 0.5791 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 169 Kenya 0.5772 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 170 Rwanda 0.5704 deaths per 100,000 people compare
More health data for Libya
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.48 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Population ages 15-19, male, annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-19, male, per capita 0.0473 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, annual growth rate 2.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 20-24, female, per capita 0.0406 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Libya?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Libya was 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5805 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3601 deaths per 100,000 people in 2006.
- How does Libya rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Libya ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.