Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Libya
Libya: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 146 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Number of deaths ages 5-9 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 5-9 years in Libya is 146, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 93.4% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Libya peaked at 2,227 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 146, in 2024.
Libya ranks 106th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Libya, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 598 | — |
| 1991 | 569 | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 537 | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 504 | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 469 | -6.9% |
| 1995 | 430 | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 392 | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 357 | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 326 | -8.7% |
| 1999 | 300 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 278 | -7.3% |
| 2001 | 265 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 254 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 245 | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 239 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 236 | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 230 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 223 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 218 | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 216 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 214 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 373 | +74.3% |
| 2012 | 206 | -44.8% |
| 2013 | 203 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 247 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 248 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 247 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 222 | -10.1% |
| 2018 | 182 | -18.0% |
| 2019 | 226 | +24.2% |
| 2020 | 205 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 165 | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 158 | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 2,227 | +1309.5% |
| 2024 | 146 | -93.4% |
Libya compared with similar countries
- Libya's 146 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Libya's 146 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 332, 44% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of deaths ages 5-9 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 | +1309.5% | 158 | 2,227 |
| 2024 | -93.4% | 2,227 | 146 |
| 2011 | +74.3% | 214 | 373 |
| 2012 | -44.8% | 373 | 206 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 448.2 | 300 | 598 | 10 |
| 2000s | 240.4 | 216 | 278 | 10 |
| 2010s | 236.8 | 182 | 373 | 10 |
| 2020s | 580.2 | 146 | 2,227 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Libya
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 5-9 years in Libya?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Libya was 146 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 5-9 years recorded in Libya?
- The highest recorded value was 2,227 in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Libya?
- The lowest recorded value was 146 in 2024.
- How does Libya rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Libya ranks 106th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Libya?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years