Number of deaths per year in Libya
Libya: Number of deaths per year was 48,610 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
48,610
Change on year
up 39.9%
World rank
106th
of 236 countries
All-time high
48,610
in 2023
All-time low
20,278
in 1992
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of deaths per year in Libya, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths per year in Libya is 48,610, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.9% on the previous year and up 55.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths per year in Libya peaked at 48,610 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20,278, in 1992.
Libya ranks 106th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Number of deaths per year in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 36,766 | — |
| 1951 | 37,054 | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 37,355 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 37,699 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 38,024 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 38,289 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 38,688 | +1.0% |
| 1957 | 38,958 | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 38,923 | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 38,683 | -0.6% |
| 1960 | 38,146 | -1.4% |
| 1961 | 37,410 | -1.9% |
| 1962 | 36,501 | -2.4% |
| 1963 | 35,780 | -2.0% |
| 1964 | 34,295 | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 33,054 | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 31,482 | -4.8% |
| 1967 | 29,855 | -5.2% |
| 1968 | 28,389 | -4.9% |
| 1969 | 27,090 | -4.6% |
| 1970 | 26,068 | -3.8% |
| 1971 | 25,193 | -3.4% |
| 1972 | 24,401 | -3.1% |
| 1973 | 23,667 | -3.0% |
| 1974 | 23,275 | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 23,242 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 23,180 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 23,266 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 23,361 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 23,585 | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 23,851 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 23,924 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 23,921 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 22,716 | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 21,434 | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 21,159 | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 20,850 | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 20,612 | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 20,501 | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 20,374 | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 20,314 | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 20,286 | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 20,278 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 20,394 | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 20,644 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 21,038 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 21,590 | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 22,376 | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 23,299 | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 24,255 | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 25,263 | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 25,818 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 26,324 | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 26,650 | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 26,958 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 27,220 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 27,471 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 28,041 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 28,657 | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 29,319 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 30,067 | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 36,959 | +22.9% |
| 2012 | 30,715 | -16.9% |
| 2013 | 31,334 | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 34,979 | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 35,090 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 35,678 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 34,327 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 34,293 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 35,900 | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 39,061 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 41,682 | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 34,734 | -16.7% |
| 2023 | 48,610 | +39.9% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 48,610 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43,965, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Libya's 48,610 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 51,299, 95% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths per year 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 | +39.9% | 34,734 | 48,610 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38,044 | 36,766 | 38,958 | 10 |
| 1960s | 33,200 | 27,090 | 38,146 | 10 |
| 1970s | 23,924 | 23,180 | 26,068 | 10 |
| 1980s | 21,934 | 20,374 | 23,924 | 10 |
| 1990s | 21,447 | 20,278 | 24,255 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,172 | 25,263 | 29,319 | 10 |
| 2010s | 33,934 | 30,067 | 36,959 | 10 |
| 2020s | 41,022 | 34,734 | 48,610 | 4 |
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- 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 number of deaths per year in Libya?
- Number of deaths per year in Libya was 48,610 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of deaths per year recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 48,610 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of deaths per year recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,278 in 1992.
- How does Libya rank for number of deaths per year?
- Libya ranks 106th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of deaths per year rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of deaths per year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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