Mortality rate, neonatal in Libya
Libya: Mortality rate, neonatal was 5.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, neonatal in Libya, 1972–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Libya recorded 5.2 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Libya peaked at 38 per 1,000 live births in 1972 and was at its lowest, 5.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Libya ranks 123rd of 195 countries on this measure, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.64 per 1,000 live births | 29.8 per 1,000 live births | 38 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1980s | 25.19 per 1,000 live births | 21.9 per 1,000 live births | 28.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.3 per 1,000 live births | 15.5 per 1,000 live births | 21.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.49 per 1,000 live births | 9.4 per 1,000 live births | 15 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.36 per 1,000 live births | 6.2 per 1,000 live births | 8.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.68 per 1,000 live births | 5.2 per 1,000 live births | 6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 120 Brunei 5.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 121 Nicaragua 5.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 121 Panama 5.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 123 Antigua and Barbuda 5.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 125 Argentina 5.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 125 Armenia 5.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 125 Thailand 5.1 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Libya
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 64,590 (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 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 68,143 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female 26.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Libya?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Libya was 5.2 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, neonatal recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 38 per 1,000 live births in 1972.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Libya ranks 123rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.7%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.