Total disease burden in Libya
Libya: Total disease burden was 1.96 million DALYs in 2021. ▲ Rising
Total disease burden in Libya, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in DALYs.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total disease burden in Libya is 1.96 million DALYs, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total disease burden in Libya peaked at 1.96 million DALYs in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.30 million DALYs, in 2000.
That places Libya 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.42 million DALYs | 1.30 million DALYs | 1.55 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.71 million DALYs | 1.50 million DALYs | 1.93 million DALYs | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.92 million DALYs | 1.88 million DALYs | 1.96 million DALYs | 2 |
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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 25, male, interpolated 58,760 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 56,244 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 60,168 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 57,347 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 61,896 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 58,836 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total disease burden in Libya?
- Total disease burden in Libya was 1.96 million DALYs in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total disease burden recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 million DALYs in 2021.
- What is the lowest total disease burden recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.30 million DALYs in 2000.
- How does Libya rank for total disease burden?
- Libya ranks 110th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is total disease burden rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total disease burden. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of DALYs from all causes in both sexes.