Libya vs Palau: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Libya
1.5%
in 2023
Palau
1.6%
in 2023
Libya rank
78th
Palau rank
75th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Libya
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 1.6% against 1.5% in Libya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Libya ranks 78th and Palau ranks 75th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 6 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.1% | 7.7% | 11.4% | Libya |
| 1960s | 13.0% | 6.5% | 6.5% | Libya |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 4.5% | 2.5% | Libya |
| 1980s | 4.0% | 2.9% | 1.1% | Libya |
| 1990s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.3% | Libya |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Libya |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.5% | 0.5% | Palau |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Libya or Palau?
- Palau, at 1.6% against 1.5% in Libya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Libya and Palau?
- 0.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Palau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Libya and Palau rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Libya ranks 78th and Palau ranks 75th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.