Neonatal mortality rate in Libya
Libya: Neonatal mortality rate was 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Neonatal mortality rate in Libya, 1972–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Libya is 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Libya peaked at 3.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Libya ranks 125th of 199 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.36 deaths per 100 live births | 2.98 deaths per 100 live births | 3.8 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 1980s | 2.52 deaths per 100 live births | 2.19 deaths per 100 live births | 2.88 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 deaths per 100 live births | 1.55 deaths per 100 live births | 2.13 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.25 deaths per 100 live births | 0.944 deaths per 100 live births | 1.5 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7358 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6175 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8893 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5652 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births | 0.5967 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 122 Brunei 0.568 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 123 Nicaragua 0.531 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 124 Panama 0.5295 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 126 Antigua and Barbuda 0.5195 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 127 Thailand 0.5111 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 128 Argentina 0.5071 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Libya
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 deaths per 100 live births in 1972.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5205 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Libya ranks 125th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .