Health in Libya

297 indicators covering health for Libya.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Population ages 80 and above, female 35,883 2025 up 28.5% 121st
Population ages 80 and above, male 28,156 2025 up 30.5% 108th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female 4.4% 2024 down 76.0% 95th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male 5.0% 2024 down 75.7% 100th
Prevalence of overweight, weight for height 4.7% 2024 down 75.9% 97th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female 8.6% 2024 down 60.7% 96th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male 9.7% 2024 down 59.9% 97th
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 9.2% 2024 down 60.2% 97th
Hospital beds 3.5 per 1,000 people 2022 down 5.4% 51st
Tuberculosis death rate 12 per 100,000 people 2024 up 81.8% 54th
Incidence of tuberculosis 63 per 100,000 people 2024 up 90.9% 80th
People using at least basic drinking water services 96.4% 2024 up 2.9% 116th
People using at least basic sanitation services 88.5% 2024 down 1.2% 131st
Tuberculosis case detection rate 58.0% 2024 up 5.5% 188th
People practicing open defecation 0.6% 2024 down 0.7% 88th
Current health expenditure 7.8% 2023 up 56.9% 66th
Current health expenditure per capita 470.4 current US$ 2023 down 20.9% 97th
Out-of-pocket expenditure 19.2% 2023 down 27.8% 131st
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 90.21 current US$ 2023 down 42.9% 106th
Domestic general government health expenditure 80.1% 2023 up 9.2% 19th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 845.85 current international $ 2023 up 9.5% 78th
Domestic private health expenditure 19.2% 2023 down 27.8% 158th
Healthcare spending vs. GDP per capita 1,055 current international $ 2023 up 0.3% 101st
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 90.21 current US$ 2023 down 42.9% 117th
People using safely managed sanitation services 21.7% 2024 down 5.1% 127th
Immunization, Hib3 86.0% 2024 down 8.5% 122nd
Child mortality vs. average years of schooling for women 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 29.3% 124th
Reported cases of measles 207 Cases 2024 down 44.4% 73rd
Child mortality by income level of country 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 29.3% 124th
Number of infant deaths 968 2024 down 38.3% 107th
Number of under-five deaths 1,209 2024 down 39.5% 105th
Number of neonatal deaths 634 2024 down 40.9% 109th
Child mortality vs. health spending 0.9765 deaths per 100 live births 2024 down 29.3% 124th
Share of one-year-olds vaccinated against measles 89.0% 2024 down 4.3% 105th
Adolescent fertility rate 5.83 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 23.5% 174th
Sex ratio at birth 1.06 male births per female births 2024 unchanged 69th
Domestic general government health expenditure 9.6% 2023 up 92.5% 103rd
External health expenditure 0.7% 2023 up 1,111.2% 111th
External health expenditure per capita 3.18 current US$ 2023 up 858.1% 106th
External health expenditure per capita, PPP 7.13 current international $ 2023 up 1,114.7% 111th
Prevalence of anemia among women of reproductive age 29.3% 2023 up 3.9% 74th
Prevalence of anemia among non-pregnant women 29.2% 2023 up 4.3% 74th
Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women 32.1% 2023 up 4.9% 69th
Stillbirth rate 7 per 1,000 total births 2023 down 14.6% 110th
Children orphaned by HIV/AIDS 1,200 2024 up 140.0% 92nd
Life expectancy vs. health spending 69.34 years 2023 down 4.1% 174th
Prevalence of undernourishment 16.5% 2023 up 68.4% 35th
Immunization, measles second dose 80.0% 2024 down 13.0% 109th
Antiretroviral therapy coverage 50.0% 2023 down 2.0% 120th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate 57.0% 2023 down 3.4% 184th
Prevalence of hypertension, female 39.4% 2019 down 7.3% 86th
Prevalence of hypertension, male 45.9% 2019 down 0.9% 32nd
Prevalence of hypertension 42.7% 2019 down 4.0% 47th
Treatment for hypertension, female 43.1% 2019 up 12.2% 119th
Treatment for hypertension, male 28.1% 2019 up 27.7% 122nd
Treatment for hypertension 35.2% 2019 up 18.1% 125th
Number of deaths ages 10-19 years 532 2024 down 28.5% 104th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, female 60 2024 down 42.3% 107th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years, male 86 2024 down 39.9% 104th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years, female 66 2024 down 19.5% 106th