Libya vs Turkey: Number of child deaths per woman
Libya
0.0197 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Turkey
0.0184 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Libya rank
123rd
Turkey rank
125th
Number of child deaths per woman over time
- Libya
- Turkey
How they compare
Libya currently reports 0.0197 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0184 under-five deaths per woman in Turkey, a difference of 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 123rd and Turkey ranks 125th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.37 under-five deaths per woman | 1.74 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6311 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
| 1960s | 1.61 under-five deaths per woman | 1.34 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2641 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.8121 under-five deaths per woman | 0.828 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0159 under-five deaths per woman | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.3658 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3975 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0317 under-five deaths per woman | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.1355 under-five deaths per woman | 0.1607 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0251 under-five deaths per woman | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.0649 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0623 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0026 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.0375 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0298 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0077 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.0321 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0212 under-five deaths per woman | 0.0109 under-five deaths per woman | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths per woman, Libya or Turkey?
- Libya, at 0.0197 under-five deaths per woman against 0.0184 under-five deaths per woman in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths per woman between Libya and Turkey?
- 0.0013 under-five deaths per woman, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Turkey?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2024.
- How do Libya and Turkey rank globally for number of child deaths per woman?
- Libya ranks 123rd and Turkey ranks 125th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).