What is stillbirth rate in Libya?

Stillbirth rate in Libya was 0.6955 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Libya?

The highest recorded value was 1.16 deaths per 100 births in 2000.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Libya?

The lowest recorded value was 0.6899 deaths per 100 births in 2022.

How does Libya rank for stillbirth rate?

Libya ranks 114th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Libya?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Libya data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Stillbirth rate in Libya

Name: Stillbirth rate in Libya
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Libya: Stillbirth rate was 0.6955 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

0.6955 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

up 0.8%

World rank

114th

of 196 countries

All-time high

1.16 deaths per 100 births

in 2000

All-time low

0.6899 deaths per 100 births

in 2022

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Libya, 2000–2023

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

In 2023, stillbirth rate in Libya stood at 0.6955 deaths per 100 births.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Libya peaked at 1.16 deaths per 100 births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6899 deaths per 100 births, in 2022.

Libya ranks 114th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	1.02 deaths per 100 births	0.8814 deaths per 100 births	1.16 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	0.7998 deaths per 100 births	0.7328 deaths per 100 births	0.8598 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	0.7032 deaths per 100 births	0.6899 deaths per 100 births	0.7229 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Libya

111 Jordan 0.7227 deaths per 100 births compare
112 Uzbekistan 0.704 deaths per 100 births compare
113 Tonga 0.6965 deaths per 100 births compare
115 Belize 0.6798 deaths per 100 births compare
116 Panama 0.6629 deaths per 100 births compare
117 Colombia 0.6594 deaths per 100 births compare

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More population data for Libya

Population growth rate, by level of development -0.2% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 455,012 people (2100)
Population density 5.56 people per km² (2100)
World population growth -0.2% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 2.3 births per woman (2024)
Refugees by country of asylum 200,335 people (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 2.3 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 2.3 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 1.0% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 2.35 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Libya →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Libya?: Stillbirth rate in Libya was 0.6955 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Libya?: The highest recorded value was 1.16 deaths per 100 births in 2000.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Libya?: The lowest recorded value was 0.6899 deaths per 100 births in 2022.
How does Libya rank for stillbirth rate?: Libya ranks 114th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Libya?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Libya data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.