Mortality rate, under-5 in Libya
Libya: Mortality rate, under-5 was 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Mortality rate, under-5 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, under-5 in Libya stood at 9.8 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 69.1% on the previous year and down 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Libya peaked at 276.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960 and was at its lowest, 9.8 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Libya 122nd 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 | 207.4 per 1,000 live births | 147.2 per 1,000 live births | 276.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 101.9 per 1,000 live births | 75.5 per 1,000 live births | 136.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.25 per 1,000 live births | 44.5 per 1,000 live births | 71.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.58 per 1,000 live births | 29 per 1,000 live births | 42.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.32 per 1,000 live births | 17.6 per 1,000 live births | 28.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.14 per 1,000 live births | 11.6 per 1,000 live births | 19.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.78 per 1,000 live births | 9.8 per 1,000 live births | 31.7 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- 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, under-5 in Libya?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Libya was 9.8 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, under-5 recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 276.8 per 1,000 live births in 1960.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Libya ranks 122nd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.0%. 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.