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Mortality in Libya, by the numbers

Libya sits in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan. A newborn there can expect about 71.2 years of life, 143rd of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Libya, each with its global rank and source year.

Life expectancy
71.2 yrs
143rd of 212
Recorded alcohol per adult
0.0 L
7th lowest of 185
Life-expectancy gap (F−M)
3.1 yrs
19th lowest of 212

17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure

How Libya ranks, measure by measure
MeasureValueWorld rankYear
Life expectancy at birth 71.2 yrs 143 of 212 2024
Age-standardized death rate 8.1 /1,000 95 of 182 2021
Crude death rate 6.5 /1,000 136 of 212 2024
Life expectancy at 60 18.3 yrs 89 of 182 2021
Male mortality penalty 50.1 /1,000 133 of 212 2024
Life-expectancy gap (F−M) 3.1 yrs 194 of 212 2024
Old-age sex ratio (65+) 84.9 men/100 women 143 of 212 2024
Infant mortality 7.9 /1,000 124 of 192 2024
Maternal mortality 59.0 /100k 86 of 191 2023
Premature NCD mortality 19.8 % 84 of 182 2021
Suicide rate 5.0 /100k 119 of 182 2021
Road-traffic deaths 21.3 /100k 59 of 187 2019
Adult obesity 30.8 % 22 of 143 2009
Recorded alcohol per adult 0.0 L 179 of 185 2020
Population aged 65+ 5.0 % 143 of 212 2024
Health spending per capita $470 97 of 191 2023
GDP per capita $6,569 124 of 212 2024

Measured against the rest of the world, Libya's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 7th lowest recorded alcohol per adult in the world (0.0 L) and the 19th lowest life-expectancy gap in the world (3.1 yrs). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Libya; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.