Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Libya
Libya: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 5.2 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Libya stood at 5.2. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Libya peaked at 21.3 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5.2, in 2024.
That places Libya 126th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 21.3 | — |
| 1991 | 20.68 | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 20.08 | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 19.37 | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 18.55 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 17.81 | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 17.12 | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 16.52 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 15.99 | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 15.51 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 15.05 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 14.6 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 14.16 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 13.65 | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 13.07 | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 12.39 | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 11.63 | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 10.83 | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 10.07 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 9.44 | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 8.89 | -5.8% |
| 2011 | 8.49 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 8.04 | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 7.69 | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 7.37 | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 7.1 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 6.83 | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 6.6 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 6.39 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 6.18 | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 5.97 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 5.76 | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 5.58 | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 5.75 | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 5.2 | -9.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.29 | 15.51 | 21.3 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.49 | 9.44 | 15.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.36 | 6.18 | 8.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.65 | 5.2 | 5.97 | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,084 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 133 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.028 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 4.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0239 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Libya?
- Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Libya was 5.2 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
- Libya ranks 126th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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