Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in Libya
Libya: Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) was 144.97 per 1,000 female adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
144.97 per 1,000 female adults
Change on year
down 14.7%
World rank
59th
of 218 countries
All-time high
361.56 per 1,000 female adults
in 1960
All-time low
99.38 per 1,000 female adults
in 2022
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, female in Libya, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 female adults.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate, adult, female in Libya is 144.97 per 1,000 female adults, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 14.7% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, female in Libya peaked at 361.56 per 1,000 female adults in 1960 and was at its lowest, 99.38 per 1,000 female adults, in 2022.
Libya ranks 59th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) in Libya, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 female adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 361.56 per 1,000 female adults | — |
| 1961 | 353.7 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 1962 | 345.02 per 1,000 female adults | -2.5% |
| 1963 | 340.73 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 325.3 per 1,000 female adults | -4.5% |
| 1965 | 314.97 per 1,000 female adults | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 303.04 per 1,000 female adults | -3.8% |
| 1967 | 291.63 per 1,000 female adults | -3.8% |
| 1968 | 280.25 per 1,000 female adults | -3.9% |
| 1969 | 266.83 per 1,000 female adults | -4.8% |
| 1970 | 253.5 per 1,000 female adults | -5.0% |
| 1971 | 238.11 per 1,000 female adults | -6.1% |
| 1972 | 224.21 per 1,000 female adults | -5.8% |
| 1973 | 211.65 per 1,000 female adults | -5.6% |
| 1974 | 199.06 per 1,000 female adults | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 187.91 per 1,000 female adults | -5.6% |
| 1976 | 177.89 per 1,000 female adults | -5.3% |
| 1977 | 170.02 per 1,000 female adults | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 162.56 per 1,000 female adults | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 156.62 per 1,000 female adults | -3.7% |
| 1980 | 152.3 per 1,000 female adults | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 147.84 per 1,000 female adults | -2.9% |
| 1982 | 144.1 per 1,000 female adults | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 140.57 per 1,000 female adults | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 137.22 per 1,000 female adults | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 134.02 per 1,000 female adults | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 130.92 per 1,000 female adults | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 127.55 per 1,000 female adults | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 125.3 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 122.55 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 120.29 per 1,000 female adults | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 118.34 per 1,000 female adults | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 116.79 per 1,000 female adults | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 116.11 per 1,000 female adults | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 115.86 per 1,000 female adults | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 116.98 per 1,000 female adults | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 119.53 per 1,000 female adults | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 122.84 per 1,000 female adults | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 126.56 per 1,000 female adults | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 129.36 per 1,000 female adults | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 131.49 per 1,000 female adults | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 130.88 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 129.51 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 127.96 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 126.48 per 1,000 female adults | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 125.22 per 1,000 female adults | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 125.06 per 1,000 female adults | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 124.82 per 1,000 female adults | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 124.2 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 123.93 per 1,000 female adults | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 123.27 per 1,000 female adults | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 133.62 per 1,000 female adults | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 121.24 per 1,000 female adults | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 120.3 per 1,000 female adults | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 122.14 per 1,000 female adults | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 119.44 per 1,000 female adults | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 117.06 per 1,000 female adults | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 112.41 per 1,000 female adults | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 109.35 per 1,000 female adults | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 109.1 per 1,000 female adults | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 113.58 per 1,000 female adults | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 126.38 per 1,000 female adults | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 99.38 per 1,000 female adults | -21.4% |
| 2023 | 169.91 per 1,000 female adults | +71.0% |
| 2024 | 144.97 per 1,000 female adults | -14.7% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 144.97 per 1,000 female adults is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 89.94 per 1,000 female adults, 1.6× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 144.97 per 1,000 female adults is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 57.09 per 1,000 female adults, 2.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) 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 | +71.0% | 99.38 per 1,000 female adults | 169.91 per 1,000 female adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 318.3 per 1,000 female adults | 266.83 per 1,000 female adults | 361.56 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 198.15 per 1,000 female adults | 156.62 per 1,000 female adults | 253.5 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 136.24 per 1,000 female adults | 122.55 per 1,000 female adults | 152.3 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 120.27 per 1,000 female adults | 115.86 per 1,000 female adults | 129.36 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.95 per 1,000 female adults | 123.93 per 1,000 female adults | 131.49 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.79 per 1,000 female adults | 109.1 per 1,000 female adults | 133.62 per 1,000 female adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.84 per 1,000 female adults | 99.38 per 1,000 female adults | 169.91 per 1,000 female adults | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 56 Myanmar 150.06 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 57 Bolivia 146.8 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 58 Ethiopia 145.9 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 60 Solomon Islands 144.42 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 61 Sao Tome and Principe 144.26 per 1,000 female adults compare
- 62 Guyana 144.11 per 1,000 female adults compare
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.1 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0427 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, adult, female in Libya?
- Mortality rate, adult, female in Libya was 144.97 per 1,000 female adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 361.56 per 1,000 female adults in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, female recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.38 per 1,000 female adults in 2022.
- How does Libya rank for mortality rate, adult, female?
- Libya ranks 59th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, female rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, female, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old female dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.