In 2019, the under-five child mortality rate in Libya stood at 11.54 deaths per thousand live births. From 2010 onwards, the mortality rate of children under five years of age generally declined. The death rate in Libya was significantly lower than the average of the African continent, which was set at 74 deaths per thousand live births in 2019.
Under-five child mortality rate in Libya from 2010 to 2019
(in deaths per 1,000 live births)
Characteristic
Mortality rate per thousand live births
2019
11.54
2018
11.94
2017
12.37
2016
12.82
2015
13.32
2014
13.83
2013
14.44
2012
15.08
2011
17.55
2010
16.62
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The under-five mortality rate refers to the number of children who are likely to die before reaching the age of five in a specific year, out of a total of 1,000.
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UNICEF. (September 9, 2021). Under-five child mortality rate in Libya from 2010 to 2019 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262581/under-five-child-mortality-rate-in-libya/
UNICEF. "Under-five child mortality rate in Libya from 2010 to 2019 (in deaths per 1,000 live births)." Chart. September 9, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262581/under-five-child-mortality-rate-in-libya/
UNICEF. (2021). Under-five child mortality rate in Libya from 2010 to 2019 (in deaths per 1,000 live births). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262581/under-five-child-mortality-rate-in-libya/
UNICEF. "Under-five Child Mortality Rate in Libya from 2010 to 2019 (in Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262581/under-five-child-mortality-rate-in-libya/
UNICEF, Under-five child mortality rate in Libya from 2010 to 2019 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262581/under-five-child-mortality-rate-in-libya/ (last visited May 30, 2025)
Under-five child mortality rate in Libya from 2010 to 2019 (in deaths per 1,000 live births) [Graph], UNICEF, September 9, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262581/under-five-child-mortality-rate-in-libya/
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