What is mortality rate, infant, female in Libya?

Mortality rate, infant, female in Libya was 7.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Libya?

The highest recorded value was 181.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.

What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Libya?

The lowest recorded value was 7.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Libya rank for mortality rate, infant, female?

Libya ranks 126th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Libya data come from?

The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, infant, female in Libya

Name: Mortality rate, infant, female in Libya
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Libya: Mortality rate, infant, female was 7.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

7.1 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 54.2%

World rank

126th

of 195 countries

All-time high

181.7 per 1,000 live births

in 1960

All-time low

7.1 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, infant, female in Libya, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, infant, female in Libya stood at 7.1 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

That represents a change of down 54.2% on the previous year and down 27.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Libya peaked at 181.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.1 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Libya 126th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	137.99 per 1,000 live births	99 per 1,000 live births	181.7 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	68.72 per 1,000 live births	51 per 1,000 live births	92 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	38.64 per 1,000 live births	30 per 1,000 live births	48.3 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	23.37 per 1,000 live births	19.7 per 1,000 live births	28.5 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	15.96 per 1,000 live births	12.2 per 1,000 live births	19.1 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	9.88 per 1,000 live births	8.3 per 1,000 live births	12.6 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	9.2 per 1,000 live births	7.1 per 1,000 live births	15.5 per 1,000 live births	5

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, infant, female in Libya?: Mortality rate, infant, female in Libya was 7.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 181.7 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 7.1 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Libya rank for mortality rate, infant, female?: Libya ranks 126th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is down 27.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Libya data come from?: The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,475 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.