Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Libya
Libya: Number of deaths ages 15-19 years was 356 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Libya, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Libya is 356, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 63.8% on the previous year and down 32.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Libya peaked at 984 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 352, in 2021.
Libya ranks 101st of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 505 | — |
| 1991 | 512 | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 519 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 525 | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 532 | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 538 | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 541 | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 540 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 533 | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 522 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 514 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 508 | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 503 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 499 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 493 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 484 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 471 | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 452 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 434 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 417 | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 402 | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 662 | +64.7% |
| 2012 | 371 | -44.0% |
| 2013 | 362 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 525 | +45.0% |
| 2015 | 506 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 520 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 431 | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 408 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 469 | +15.0% |
| 2020 | 435 | -7.2% |
| 2021 | 352 | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 355 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 984 | +177.2% |
| 2024 | 356 | -63.8% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 356 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 292, 1.2× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 356 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 555, 64% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Libya changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +177.2% | 355 | 984 |
| 2011 | +64.7% | 402 | 662 |
| 2024 | -63.8% | 984 | 356 |
| 2014 | +45.0% | 362 | 525 |
| 2012 | -44.0% | 662 | 371 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 526.7 | 505 | 541 | 10 |
| 2000s | 477.5 | 417 | 514 | 10 |
| 2010s | 465.6 | 362 | 662 | 10 |
| 2020s | 496.4 | 352 | 984 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
- 98 Azerbaijan 407 compare
- 99 El Salvador 403 compare
- 100 Equatorial Guinea 360 compare
- 101 Romania 356 compare
- 103 Turkmenistan 352 compare
- 104 Namibia 335 compare
More education data for Libya
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 94.94 (1983)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 95.46 (1983)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30,673 (1983)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 69,173 (1983)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 11,554 (2006)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 10,692 (2006)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 732,614 (2006)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 755,338 (2006)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 5.8 % change on previous year (2006)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Libya?
- Number of deaths ages 15-19 years in Libya was 356 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 984 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 15-19 years recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 352 in 2021.
- How does Libya rank for number of deaths ages 15-19 years?
- Libya ranks 101st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Number of deaths ages 15-19 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of adolescents ages 15-19 years