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Libya - Infant Mortality Rate 2017

Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births · World Bank
9.8 −0.4 from 2016 Global rank: 74th

Libya's infant mortality rate was 9.8 in 2017, decreased +0.4 from 10.2 in 2016. This was the 74th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017▾
Infant Mortality Rate by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY
1st San Marino 1.7 -5.6%
2nd Finland 1.9 0.0%
3rd Japan 1.9 -5.0%
4th Iceland 2.0 0.0%
5th Slovenia 2.0 -4.8%
6th Luxembourg 2.1 0.0%
7th Norway 2.1 0.0%
8th Singapore 2.1 -4.5%
9th Estonia 2.2 -4.3%
10th Sweden 2.3 0.0%
11th Cyprus 2.4 0.0%
12th Czechia 2.6 0.0%
13th Spain 2.7 0.0%
14th Korea 2.7 -3.6%
15th Monaco 2.7 -3.6%
16th Belarus 2.8 -3.4%
17th Italy 2.8 -3.4%
18th Portugal 2.9 0.0%
19th Austria 3.0 0.0%
20th Ireland 3.0 -3.2%
21st Israel 3.0 -3.2%
22nd Montenegro 3.0 -6.3%
23rd Andorra 3.1 -3.1%
24th Australia 3.2 0.0%
25th Germany 3.2 -3.0%
26th France 3.3 3.1%
27th Belgium 3.4 0.0%
28th Denmark 3.4 -2.9%
29th European Union 3.4 -1.7%
30th Netherlands 3.5 0.0%
31st Switzerland 3.6 -2.7%
32nd Greece 3.6 0.0%
33rd Hungary 3.7 -7.5%
34th Latvia 3.7 -7.5%
35th United Kingdom 3.8 0.0%
36th Lithuania 3.8 -5.0%
37th Poland 4.0 -2.4%
38th Croatia 4.1 0.0%
39th New Zealand 4.5 -2.2%
40th Canada 4.6 0.0%
41st Turks and Caicos Islands 4.7 -2.1%
42nd Cuba 5.0 2.0%
43rd Slovak Republic 5.0 -2.0%
44th Serbia 5.1 -1.9%
45th United Arab Emirates 5.6 -3.4%
46th Malta 5.6 -1.8%
47th Russian Federation 5.6 -8.2%
48th United States 5.6 -1.8%
49th Qatar 5.9 -4.8%
50th Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.0 1.7%
51st Bulgaria 6.1 -4.7%
52nd Bahrain 6.3 0.0%
53rd Chile 6.5 -3.0%
54th Romania 6.5 -8.5%
55th Saudi Arabia 6.5 -5.8%
56th Sri Lanka 6.7 -4.3%
57th Malaysia 6.7 0.0%
58th Uruguay 6.8 -5.6%
59th China 7.0 -7.9%
60th Maldives 7.4 -7.5%
61st Kuwait 7.6 -1.3%
62nd Albania 7.7 1.3%
63rd Costa Rica 7.7 0.0%
64th Antigua and Barbuda 8.3 -1.2%
65th Kazakhstan 8.4 -4.5%
66th Georgia 8.5 -2.3%
67th North Macedonia 8.5 -10.5%
68th Brunei Darussalam 8.6 0.0%
69th Ukraine 8.7 -2.2%
70th Oman 8.9 -1.1%
71st Tonga 9.2 -2.1%
72nd Argentina 9.4 -3.1%
73rd Thailand 9.6 -4.0%
74th Libya 9.8 -3.9%
75th Türkiye 9.9 -4.8%
76th Barbados 11.2 -2.6%
77th El Salvador 11.5 -4.2%
78th Kosovo 11.5 -6.5%
79th Armenia 11.7 -4.1%
80th Lebanon 11.8 3.5%
81st Bahamas, The 12.1 -0.8%
82nd Belize 12.1 -4.0%
83rd Ecuador 12.2 -2.4%
84th São Tomé and Principe 12.9 -7.2%
85th Iran, Islamic Republic of 13.0 -3.7%
86th Mexico 13.0 -3.7%
87th Colombia 13.2 -2.9%
88th Mauritius 13.2 1.5%
89th Brazil 13.3 -8.9%
90th Nicaragua 13.3 -4.3%
91st Panama 13.4 -0.7%
92nd Seychelles 13.4 0.8%
93rd Nauru 13.5 -8.8%
94th St. Vincent and the Grenadines 13.6 -6.2%
95th British Virgin Islands 13.6 -1.4%
96th Moldova 13.9 -0.7%
97th Mongolia 14.2 -5.3%
98th Jordan 14.3 -2.7%
99th Peru 14.4 -0.7%
100th Samoa 14.5 -1.4%
101st West Bank and Gaza 14.7 -3.3%
102nd Cabo Verde 15.0 -7.4%
103rd Vanuatu 15.1 -1.3%
104th Viet Nam 15.2 -1.3%
105th St. Lucia 15.4 -0.6%
106th Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of 15.4 -6.7%
107th Tunisia 15.5 -1.9%
108th Honduras 16.1 -3.0%
109th Grenada 16.4 1.9%
110th Uzbekistan 16.4 -5.7%
111th St. Kitts and Nevis 16.5 -1.2%
112th Kyrgyz Republic 17.5 -4.9%
113th Jamaica 17.6 0.0%
114th Fiji 18.0 5.9%
115th Suriname 18.1 -2.7%
116th Paraguay 18.3 -3.2%
117th Azerbaijan 18.7 -5.6%
118th Solomon Islands 19.1 -1.5%
119th Palau 19.4 3.2%
120th Morocco 19.6 -4.4%
121st Trinidad and Tobago 19.7 -2.0%
122nd Egypt, Arab Republic of 19.8 -3.4%
123rd Indonesia 20.7 -3.7%
124th Tuvalu 20.8 -3.3%
125th Algeria 21.3 -1.4%
126th Guatemala 21.7 -3.6%
127th Philippines 22.4 0.4%
128th Bhutan 22.6 -3.4%
129th Tajikistan 23.7 -1.7%
130th Syrian Arab Republic 24.5 2.5%
131st Bolivia, Plurinational State of 24.8 -4.2%
132nd Micronesia, Federated States of 25.0 -2.7%
133rd Iraq 25.1 -3.1%
134th Cambodia 25.4 -4.2%
135th South Africa 27.3 -3.9%
136th Bangladesh 27.4 -4.2%
137th Marshall Islands 27.9 -2.8%
138th Guyana 28.6 -3.1%
139th Dominica 28.8 3.6%
140th Nepal 29.9 -4.2%
141st Eritrea 30.6 -2.5%
142nd Dominican Republic 31.3 0.0%
143rd Gabon 31.7 -1.9%
144th Rwanda 32.6 -1.5%
145th Congo, Republic of 32.9 -2.9%
146th India 33.0 -4.9%
147th Turkmenistan 34.2 0.6%
148th Uganda 34.6 -4.9%
149th Ghana 35.1 -3.6%
150th Malawi 36.1 -4.0%
151st Senegal 36.4 -1.4%
152nd Mauritania 36.7 -2.4%
153rd Tanzania 37.7 -4.6%
154th Papua New Guinea 38.2 -2.8%
155th Burundi 38.4 -4.0%
156th Kenya 38.5 -0.5%
157th Zambia 38.8 -5.1%
158th Yemen, Republic of 39.7 -2.0%
159th Comoros 41.0 -1.7%
160th Gambia, The 41.0 -3.1%
161st Myanmar 41.6 -3.5%
162nd Timor-Leste 41.6 -2.3%
163rd Togo 42.7 -3.0%
164th Kiribati 42.8 0.5%
165th Lao PDR 43.5 -3.8%
166th Madagascar 43.9 0.2%
167th Botswana 44.3 -5.1%
168th Namibia 46.3 -2.7%
169th Sudan 46.5 -2.7%
170th Angola 47.0 -3.9%
171st Haiti 47.5 -2.5%
172nd Zimbabwe 49.2 -3.1%
173rd Cameroon 49.7 -3.7%
174th Mozambique 51.5 -2.6%
175th Eswatini 51.5 -1.0%
176th Guinea-Bissau 51.7 -3.2%
177th Congo, Democratic Republic of 52.9 -2.9%
178th Burkina Faso 53.1 -2.9%
179th Djibouti 53.5 -2.9%
180th Benin 54.4 -2.3%
181st Côte d'Ivoire 55.8 -2.8%
182nd Equatorial Guinea 59.4 -3.1%
183rd Pakistan 60.3 -3.1%
184th Afghanistan 60.4 -3.0%
185th Liberia 60.6 -1.9%
186th Mali 66.6 -2.1%
187th Lesotho 68.2 -0.1%
188th Nigeria 68.6 -1.3%
189th Sierra Leone 68.8 -3.5%
190th Chad 69.2 -2.5%
191st Guinea 69.4 -1.1%
192nd Niger 69.4 0.1%
193rd Central African Republic 87.4 13.5%
194th Somalia, Fed. Rep. 96.7 17.9%
195th South Sudan 172.9 5.4%
Source: World Bank (SP.DYN.IMRT.IN)

FAQ

What was Libya's infant mortality rate in 2017?▾

Libya's infant mortality rate in 2017 was 9.8. This ranked 74th globally.

How did Libya's infant mortality rate change in 2017?▾

Libya's infant mortality rate decreased by 3.9% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest infant mortality rate in 2017?▾

South Sudan had the highest infant mortality rate in 2017 at 172.9.

What is the infant mortality rate of Libya in 2017?▾

The infant mortality rate of Libya in 2017 was 9.8. This ranked 74th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Libya's infant mortality rate?▾

Libya's infant mortality rate went from 10.2 in 2016 to 9.8 in 2017, a 3.9% decrease.

HistorySaid - pattern alert

Libya matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2017. Historically: 768 occurrences, 546 successful (71%). Outcome 24 months later: -11.2%. View full analysis →

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