Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Libya
Libya: Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate was -9.5 % change on previous year in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Libya, 1973–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Libya stood at -9.5 % change on previous year. That is the lowest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is down 408.6% on the previous year and down 130.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Libya peaked at 3.08 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -9.5 % change on previous year, in 2024.
Libya ranks 195th of 199 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Libya, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | -3.69 % change on previous year | — |
| 1974 | -3.66 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1975 | -3.58 % change on previous year | -2.2% |
| 1976 | -3.37 % change on previous year | -5.7% |
| 1977 | -3.12 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 1978 | -3.2 % change on previous year | +2.4% |
| 1979 | -3.35 % change on previous year | +4.7% |
| 1980 | -3.17 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1981 | -3.2 % change on previous year | +0.9% |
| 1982 | -3.06 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1983 | -3.11 % change on previous year | +1.7% |
| 1984 | -2.91 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1985 | -3.01 % change on previous year | +3.2% |
| 1986 | -2.9 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1987 | -2.94 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 1988 | -3 % change on previous year | +2.0% |
| 1989 | -2.91 % change on previous year | -3.0% |
| 1990 | -2.8 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1991 | -2.89 % change on previous year | +3.1% |
| 1992 | -2.88 % change on previous year | -0.2% |
| 1993 | -3.56 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 1994 | -4.22 % change on previous year | +18.6% |
| 1995 | -4.02 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 1996 | -3.87 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 1997 | -3.46 % change on previous year | -10.6% |
| 1998 | -3.21 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1999 | -3.03 % change on previous year | -5.5% |
| 2000 | -2.96 % change on previous year | -2.5% |
| 2001 | -3 % change on previous year | +1.4% |
| 2002 | -2.98 % change on previous year | -0.6% |
| 2003 | -3.62 % change on previous year | +21.6% |
| 2004 | -4.25 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 2005 | -5.23 % change on previous year | +23.2% |
| 2006 | -6.11 % change on previous year | +16.8% |
| 2007 | -6.89 % change on previous year | +12.7% |
| 2008 | -6.98 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2009 | -6.28 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 2010 | -5.8 % change on previous year | -7.6% |
| 2011 | -4.5 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 2012 | -5.36 % change on previous year | +19.2% |
| 2013 | -4.29 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2014 | -4.13 % change on previous year | -3.6% |
| 2015 | -3.78 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 2016 | -3.75 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 2017 | -3.37 % change on previous year | -10.0% |
| 2018 | -3.19 % change on previous year | -5.3% |
| 2019 | -3.35 % change on previous year | +4.9% |
| 2020 | -3.38 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 2021 | -3.47 % change on previous year | +2.8% |
| 2022 | -3.14 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 3.08 % change on previous year | -198.2% |
| 2024 | -9.5 % change on previous year | -408.6% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's -9.5 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is -3.07 % change on previous year, 3.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's -9.5 % change on previous year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is -2.91 % change on previous year, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -408.6% | 3.08 % change on previous year | -9.5 % change on previous year |
| 2023 | +198.2% | -3.14 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -3.42 % change on previous year | -3.69 % change on previous year | -3.12 % change on previous year | 7 |
| 1980s | -3.02 % change on previous year | -3.2 % change on previous year | -2.9 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -3.4 % change on previous year | -4.22 % change on previous year | -2.8 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.83 % change on previous year | -6.98 % change on previous year | -2.96 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -4.15 % change on previous year | -5.8 % change on previous year | -3.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.28 % change on previous year | -9.5 % change on previous year | 3.08 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 192 Russia -7.22 % change on previous year compare
- 193 North Korea -7.34 % change on previous year compare
- 194 Kazakhstan -8.31 % change on previous year compare
- 196 Latvia -10.92 % change on previous year compare
- 197 Panama -13.66 % change on previous year compare
- 198 Nicaragua -25.17 % change on previous year 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)
- 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 neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Libya?
- Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate in Libya was -9.5 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.08 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.5 % change on previous year in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate?
- Libya ranks 195th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 130.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Neonatal mortality wdi, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal mortality wdi. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Neonatal mortality wdi Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Neonatal mortality wdi. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.