Number of infant deaths, male in Libya
Libya: Number of infant deaths, male was 544 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of infant deaths, male in Libya, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Libya recorded 544 for number of infant deaths, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.4% on the previous year and down 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, male in Libya peaked at 7,640 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 544, in 2024.
That places Libya 107th 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 | 6,683 | 5,323 | 7,640 | 10 |
| 1970s | 4,558 | 4,360 | 5,081 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3,348 | 2,341 | 4,368 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,676 | 1,405 | 2,172 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,342 | 1,144 | 1,414 | 10 |
| 2010s | 898.8 | 701 | 1,210 | 10 |
| 2020s | 710.6 | 544 | 1,096 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
More education data for Libya
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.0% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 107.0% (2006)
- Primary education, teachers 42,696 (1983)
- School enrollment, primary, female 104.4% (2006)
- School enrollment, primary, male 109.5% (2006)
- Labor force, female 33.9% (2025)
- Labor force, total 2.62 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, male in Libya?
- Number of infant deaths, male in Libya was 544 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 7,640 in 1960.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, male recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 544 in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for number of infant deaths, male?
- Libya ranks 107th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, male rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Libya data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male infants dying before reaching one year of age.