Neonatal mortality rate in Libya
Libya: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Libya, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Libya stood at 0.6%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Libya peaked at 6.5% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2019.
Libya ranks 126th of 204 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.3% | 5.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.0% | 4.1% | 5.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 10 |
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More health data for Libya
- Number of infants who die before age 1 133 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,084 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 70,474 (2025)
- Population, male 50.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 68,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Libya?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Libya was 0.6% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.5% in 1950.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- How does Libya rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Libya ranks 126th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days