Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Libya

Libya: Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who was 0.5805 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.5805
Change on year
up 6.8%
World rank
167th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.5805
in 2021
All-time low
0.3601
in 2006
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Libya, 2000–2021

00.20.40.62000201020212000: 0.3752001: 0.3842002: 0.3942003: 0.3942004: 0.3832005: 0.3772006: 0.362007: 0.3682008: 0.3822009: 0.392010: 0.3982011: 0.5092012: 0.4412013: 0.4342014: 0.4942015: 0.4992016: 0.5052017: 0.4952018: 0.4892019: 0.4952020: 0.5442021: 0.58

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Libya is 0.5805, 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 who in Libya peaked at 0.5805 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3601, 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 who in Libya, year by year

Annual values for Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Libya, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 0.3746 —
2001 0.3836 +2.4%
2002 0.3937 +2.6%
2003 0.3937 +0.0%
2004 0.3829 -2.8%
2005 0.3765 -1.7%
2006 0.3601 -4.4%
2007 0.3676 +2.1%
2008 0.3821 +4.0%
2009 0.3898 +2.0%
2010 0.3977 +2.0%
2011 0.5095 +28.1%
2012 0.441 -13.4%
2013 0.4341 -1.6%
2014 0.4941 +13.8%
2015 0.4988 +0.9%
2016 0.5051 +1.3%
2017 0.495 -2.0%
2018 0.4887 -1.3%
2019 0.4951 +1.3%
2020 0.5437 +9.8%
2021 0.5805 +6.8%

Libya compared with similar countries

  • Libya's 0.5805 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.863, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Libya's 0.5805 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.5852, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2011 +28.1% 0.3977 0.5095

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3805 0.3601 0.3937 10
2010s 0.4759 0.3977 0.5095 10
2020s 0.5621 0.5437 0.5805 2

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 164 Iran 0.5899 compare
  2. 165 Sudan 0.5841 compare
  3. 166 Costa Rica 0.5824 compare
  4. 168 Uzbekistan 0.5791 compare
  5. 169 Kenya 0.5772 compare
  6. 170 Rwanda 0.5704 compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Libya?
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who in Libya was 0.5805 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 0.5805 in 2021.
What is the lowest crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3601 in 2006.
How does Libya rank for crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who?
Libya ranks 167th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Crude death rate the share of the population that dies each year who
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
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