Mortality rate, infant in Libya
Libya: Mortality rate, infant was 7.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, infant 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
Libya recorded 7.9 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.5% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Libya peaked at 194 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 7.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Libya 127th 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 | 147.55 per 1,000 live births | 106.6 per 1,000 live births | 194 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 74.82 per 1,000 live births | 56.2 per 1,000 live births | 99.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.87 per 1,000 live births | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | 53.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.18 per 1,000 live births | 22.1 per 1,000 live births | 31.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.98 per 1,000 live births | 13.7 per 1,000 live births | 21.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.04 per 1,000 live births | 9.2 per 1,000 live births | 13.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.06 per 1,000 live births | 7.9 per 1,000 live births | 16.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
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- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 62,426 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Libya?
- Mortality rate, infant in Libya was 7.9 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 recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 194 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Libya ranks 127th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.