Number of stillbirths in Libya
Libya: Number of stillbirths was 871 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Number of stillbirths in Libya, 2000–2023
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 871 for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Libya peaked at 1,431 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 871, in 2023.
Libya ranks 101st of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,377 | 1,311 | 1,431 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,156 | 987 | 1,355 | 10 |
| 2020s | 908 | 871 | 961 | 4 |
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More health data for Libya
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 64,989 (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, male, interpolated 69,260 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 65,669 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 68,143 (2025)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 62,426 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Libya?
- Number of stillbirths in Libya was 871 in 2023, 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 stillbirths recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 1,431 in 2005.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 871 in 2023.
- How does Libya rank for number of stillbirths?
- Libya ranks 101st out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation