Inequality in life expectancy in Libya
Libya: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.1684 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Libya, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy in Libya stood at 0.1684. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 127.4% on the previous year and up 72.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Libya peaked at 0.1684 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0741, in 2022.
Libya ranks 60th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.1061 | — |
| 2011 | 0.1243 | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 0.1004 | -19.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0978 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.103 | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0991 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0971 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.09 | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0859 | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0877 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0824 | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0769 | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0741 | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1684 | +127.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 0.1684 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.093, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 0.1684 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1044, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Inequality in life expectancy 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +127.4% | 0.0741 | 0.1684 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0991 | 0.0859 | 0.1243 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1005 | 0.0741 | 0.1684 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 57 Senegal 0.1799 compare
- 58 Dominica 0.1727 compare
- 59 Dominican Republic 0.1698 compare
- 61 Nauru 0.1682 compare
- 62 Marshall Islands 0.1643 compare
- 63 Bangladesh 0.1575 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0404 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in Libya?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Libya was 0.1684 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1684 in 2023.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0741 in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Libya ranks 60th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.