Youth mortality rate in Libya
Libya: Youth mortality rate was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Youth mortality rate in Libya, 1984–2024
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
In 2024, youth mortality rate in Libya stood at 1.21 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is down 78.3% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Libya peaked at 6.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1984 and was at its lowest, 1.21 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Libya 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | 5.21 deaths per 100 live births | 6.72 deaths per 100 live births | 6 |
| 1990s | 4.06 deaths per 100 live births | 3.37 deaths per 100 live births | 4.95 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | 3.26 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.76 deaths per 100 live births | 1.46 deaths per 100 live births | 2.47 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.16 deaths per 100 live births | 1.21 deaths per 100 live births | 5.55 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 121 Cape Verde 1.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 122 Oman 1.26 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 123 Costa Rica 1.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 125 Kazakhstan 1.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 126 Brunei 1.17 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 127 Turkey 1.16 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 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 youth mortality rate in Libya?
- Youth mortality rate in Libya was 1.21 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 youth mortality rate recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 6.72 deaths per 100 live births in 1984.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.21 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for youth mortality rate?
- Libya ranks 124th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.