Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Libya
Libya: Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of was 97 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Libya, 1980–2025
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Libya recorded 97 for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in 2025.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Libya peaked at 99 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 74, in 2018.
That places Libya 13th out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 82 | — |
| 1981 | 86 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 89 | +3.5% |
| 1983 | 92 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 93 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 93 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 94 | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 94 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 94 | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 95 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 96 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 97 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 97 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 96 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 97 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 99 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 99 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 98 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 96 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 98 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 98 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 74 | -25.3% |
| 2019 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90 | +21.6% |
| 2025 | 97 | +7.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 97 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 98, 99% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
- Libya's 97 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 98, 99% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | -25.3% | 99 | 74 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.2 | 82 | 95 | 10 |
| 1990s | 97 | 94 | 98 | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.8 | 96 | 99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3 | 74 | 99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5 | 74 | 97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Libya?
- Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of in Libya was 97 in 2025, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 99 in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 74 in 2018.
- How does Libya rank for percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of?
- Libya ranks 13th out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of DTP-containing vaccine. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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