Lifetime risk of maternal death in Libya
Libya: Lifetime risk of maternal death was 0.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Libya, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Libya stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Libya peaked at 0.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2023.
That places Libya 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More health data for Libya
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 71,917 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 66,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 70,737 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 66,591 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,624 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 65,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 70,369 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 68,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 62,426 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Libya?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Libya was 0.1% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Libya ranks 85th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.