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Topic 05 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Libya: Health & Wellbeing
How long, and how well fed, do people live?
Libya is placed joint 110th of 200 countries on health & wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Life Expectancy at Birth 69.34 (2023); Under-Five Mortality Rate 9.765 (2024).
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Health & Wellbeing
joint110th
of 200 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 69.34Life Expectancy at Birth, 2023Years a newborn would live at current death rates
- 9.765Under-Five Mortality Rate, 2024Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
- 7.948Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five, 2024Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
- 15.1Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity, 2024Population in severe food insecurity (%)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Libya on health & wellbeing — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Life Expectancy at Birth
UN DESA Population Division
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
69.34
Years a newborn would live at current death rates
Higher is better
Libya: 69.34. Across the 222 countries in this edition, values run from 54.46 (Nigeria) to 86.37 (Monaco); the world median is 74.63.
- World median
- 74.63
- Best in Northern Africa
- 76.51 Tunisia
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 76.26 · Egypt 71.63 · Niger 61.18 · Sudan 66.33 · Chad 55.07 · Tunisia 76.51
Key 2 of 4
Under-Five Mortality Rate
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
9.765
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)
Lower is better
Libya: 9.765. Across the 200 countries in this edition, values run from 1.26 (San Marino) to 115.65 (Nigeria); the world median is 14.54.
- World median
- 14.54
- Best in Northern Africa
- 9.765 Libya
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 21.64 · Egypt 22.37 · Niger 110.72 · Sudan 61.6 · Chad 97.26 · Tunisia 12.07
Key 3 of 4
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five
UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · Libya’s is from 2022 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
7.948
Children under 5 who are stunted (%)
Lower is better
Libya: 7.948. Across the 162 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.518 (Latvia) to 52.8 (Burundi); the world median is 13.8.
- World median
- 13.8
- Best in Northern Africa
- 7.948 Libya
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 9.809 · Egypt 12.83 · Niger 47.7 · Sudan 38.24 · Chad 31.92 · Tunisia 8.408
Key 4 of 4
Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
15.1
Population in severe food insecurity (%)
Lower is better
Libya: 15.1. Across the 125 countries in this edition, values run from 0.6 (Brazil) to 62.9 (South Sudan); the world median is 4.9.
- World median
- 4.9
- Best in Northern Africa
- 4.9 Algeria
- Land neighbours
- Algeria 4.9 · Egypt 11.7 · Niger 7.4 · Chad 25.2 · Tunisia 7.7
02Over time
Which way Libya is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Life Expectancy at Birth
Years a newborn would live at current death rates · higher is better
LibyaWorld median
Libya fell from 70.54 in 2000 to 69.34 in 2023; the world median went from 70.68 to 74.63.
Every year’s figures
Year Libya World median 2023 69.34 74.630 2022 74.46 74.313 2021 72.06 72.433 2020 72.39 73.063 2019 72.94 74.196 2018 73.15 74.081 2017 72.72 74.029 2016 71.80 74.013 2015 71.64 73.783 2014 71.30 73.330 2013 72.34 73.386 2012 72.19 73.210 2011 69.95 73.003 2010 72.20 72.827 2009 72.07 72.426 2008 71.94 72.264 2007 71.79 72.113 2006 71.63 72.027 2005 71.44 71.876 2004 71.21 71.477 2003 71.00 71.409 2002 70.79 71.173 2001 70.65 70.926 2000 70.54 70.678 Under-Five Mortality Rate
Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) · lower is better
LibyaWorld median
Libya fell from 28.1 in 2000 to 9.765 in 2024; the world median went from 30.43 to 14.54.
Every year’s figures
Year Libya World median 2024 9.8 14.5 2023 31.7 15.2 2022 10.4 14.7 2021 10.8 15.1 2020 11.2 15.3 2019 11.6 15.7 2018 11.9 16.3 2017 12.4 16.8 2016 12.8 17.5 2015 13.3 17.9 2014 13.8 18.3 2013 14.4 18.7 2012 15.0 18.8 2011 19.6 19.0 2010 16.6 19.2 2009 17.6 20.8 2008 18.8 20.7 2007 20.2 21.8 2006 21.7 22.8 2005 23.1 24.0 2004 24.4 25.9 2003 25.5 26.9 2002 26.5 28.0 2001 27.3 29.1 2000 28.1 30.4 Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity
Population in severe food insecurity (%) · lower is better
LibyaWorld median
Libya rose from 11.2 in 2015 to 15.1 in 2024; the world median went from 3.4 to 4.9.
Every year’s figures
Year Libya World median 2024 15.1 4.9 2023 17.2 4.7 2022 19.9 5.4 2021 21.2 5.7 2020 20.7 5.6 2019 18.6 5.0 2018 16.7 4.2 2017 14.3 4.0 2016 12.4 3.4 2015 11.2 3.4
03In context
Libya beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 200 countries on health & wellbeing, never a place within the region.
Libya and the countries it borders
Standing among all 200; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Life Expectancy at BirthYears a newborn would live at current death rates | Under-Five Mortality RateDeaths before age five (per 1,000 live births) | Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveChildren under 5 who are stunted (%) | Prevalence of Severe Food InsecurityPopulation in severe food insecurity (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tunisia | =90th | 76.51 | 12.07 | 8.408 | 7.7 |
 Algeria | 101st | 76.26 | 21.64 | 9.809 | 4.9 |
| Libya | =110th | 69.34 | 9.765 | 7.948 | 15.1 |
 Egypt | 133rd | 71.63 | 22.37 | 12.83 | 11.7 |
 Niger | 184th | 61.18 | 110.72 | 47.7 | 7.4 |
 Sudan | 185th | 66.33 | 61.6 | 38.24 | — |
 Chad | 195th | 55.07 | 97.26 | 31.92 | 25.2 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Northern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 200.
Placed either side on health & wellbeing
The countries immediately above and below Libya in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Libya is ahead of the world, and behind
41 more statistics filed under health & wellbeing, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median16
Statistics on which Libya does better than the middle country measured.
Vegetable Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 102.69193.31102.69No real change since 2013
Libya: 193.31 · world median 102.69 · Vegetables available as food (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.89 to 412.72; higher is better.
Adolescent Birth Rate (Ages 15–19)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 27.465.92327.46▼ Worsened since 2013
Libya: 5.923 · world median 27.46 · Live births per 1,000 women aged 15–19. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.465 to 163.09; lower is better.
Position 185th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.0070.039▼ Worsened since 2018
Libya: 0.007 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 84th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Care-Seeking for Children with Symptoms of PneumoniaUNICEF · 2024 · world median 67.779.167.7No earlier reading
Libya: 79.1 · world median 67.7 · Children under 5 with pneumonia symptoms taken to a health provider (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 14 to 99.1; higher is better.
Position 32nd of 127 · derived.
Institutional DeliveriesUNICEF · 2025 · world median 96.999.396.9No earlier reading
Libya: 99.3 · world median 96.9 · Live births delivered in a health facility (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.5 to 100; higher is better.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.267.8912.26▲ Improved since 2014
Libya: 7.89 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 130th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Postnatal Care for Newborns Within Two DaysUNICEF · 2025 · world median 82.991.282.9No earlier reading
Libya: 91.2 · world median 82.9 · Newborns with a health check within 2 days of birth (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 7.3 to 99.9; higher is better.
Position 40th of 109 · derived.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.1345.2058.134No real change since 2014
Libya: 5.205 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 126th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Gender Inequality IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.3510.2530.351▼ Worsened since 2013
Libya: 0.253 · world median 0.351 · GII (0 = full equality, 1 = maximum inequality). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.003 to 0.838; lower is better.
Ranked 65th of 172 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Share of Dietary Energy Supply from Cereals, Roots and TubersFAO · 2022 · world median 413741▲ Improved since 2012
Libya: 37 · world median 41 · Share of dietary energy supply from cereals, roots and tubers (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 21 to 82; lower is better.
Overweight Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 5.54.7275.5▲ Improved since 2014
Libya: 4.727 · world median 5.5 · Children under 5 who are overweight (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.623 to 26.43; lower is better.
Position 100th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 909390▼ Worsened since 2015
Libya: 93 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8582.312.858▲ Improved since 2014
Libya: 2.31 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 114th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1636.9558.163No real change since 2013
Libya: 6.955 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 114th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Fruit Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 84.8389.9484.83▼ Worsened since 2013
Libya: 89.94 · world median 84.83 · Fruit available as food, excluding wine (kg per person per year). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.27 to 379.63; higher is better.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5463.53.546No earlier reading
Libya: 3.5 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 86th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median18
Statistics on which Libya does worse than the middle country measured.
Antenatal Care Coverage, At Least Four VisitsUNICEF · 2025 · world median 8179.981No earlier reading
Libya: 79.9 · world median 81 · Women with a live birth who had 4+ antenatal visits (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 22.6 to 100; higher is better.
Position 81st of 153 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 919091▼ Worsened since 2015
Libya: 90 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.878.275.8No earlier reading
Libya: 78.2 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 42nd of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Maternal Mortality RatioMMEIG · 2023 · world median 46.6559.546.65No real change since 2013
Libya: 59.5 · world median 46.65 · Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.11 to 992.83; lower is better.
Position 88th of 195 · derived, 1st = worst.
Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.7620.7210.762▼ Worsened since 2013
Libya: 0.721 · world median 0.762 · HDI score (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.388 to 0.972; higher is better.
Ranked 115th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office.
Life Expectancy at Age 65UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 16.3915.4116.39No real change since 2013
Libya: 15.41 · world median 16.39 · Further years a 65-year-old would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 12.13 to 23.21; higher is better.
Position 133rd of 222 · derived.
Agreement That Vaccines Are SafeWellcome Trust · 2018 · world median 77.6573.9377.65No earlier reading
Libya: 73.93 · world median 77.65 · People aged 15+ who agree that vaccines are safe (% of those who had heard of vaccines). Wellcome Trust, 2018 edition, data for 2018.
Published values in that edition run from 29.29 to 97.91; higher is better.
Position 89th of 144 · derived.
Prevalence of Moderate or Severe Food InsecurityFAO · 2024 · world median 20.931.620.9▲ Improved since 2015
Libya: 31.6 · world median 20.9 · Population in moderate or severe food insecurity (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 88.8; lower is better.
Position 50th of 135 · derived, 1st = worst.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.13.53.1▲ Improved since 2020
Libya: 3.5 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 29th of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Dietary Energy SupplyFAO · 2024 · world median 2,9822,8002,982▼ Worsened since 2014
Libya: 2,800 · world median 2,982 · Dietary energy supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1,757 to 3,962; higher is better.
Position 103rd of 155 · derived.
Adult Mortality (Probability of Dying Between 15 and 60)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 133.7174.91133.7▼ Worsened since 2013
Libya: 174.91 · world median 133.7 · Deaths before age 60 per 1,000 people alive at 15, at that year's death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 25.15 to 415.44; lower is better.
Position 70th of 222 · derived, 1st = worst.
PM2.5 Air Pollution ExposureAtmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis · 2023 · world median 14.4522.714.45▲ Improved since 2013
Libya: 22.7 · world median 14.45 · Population-weighted PM2.5 concentration (µg/m³). Atmospheric Composition Analysis Group, Washington University in St. Louis, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 68.2; lower is better.
Position 62nd of 220 · derived, 1st = worst.
Prevalence of UndernourishmentFAO · 2023 · world median 5.216.55.2▼ Worsened since 2013
Libya: 16.5 · world median 5.2 · Population undernourished (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.5 to 54.2; lower is better.
Position 34th of 104 · derived, 1st = worst.
HPV Vaccination Coverage, GirlsWUENIC · 2025 · world median 65.52865.5▼ Worsened since 2023
Libya: 28 · world median 65.5 · Girls in the target group given the final dose of HPV vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 99; higher is better.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.48108.763.48No real change since 2015
Libya: 108.76 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern MethodsUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 71.2540.471.25No real change since 2013
Libya: 40.4 · world median 71.25 · Share of women aged 15–49 wanting to avoid pregnancy who use a modern method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.4 to 92.4; higher is better.
Position 177th of 196 · derived.
Early Initiation of BreastfeedingUNICEF · 2024 · world median 52.9528.852.95No earlier reading
Libya: 28.8 · world median 52.95 · Newborns put to the breast within one hour of birth (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.749 to 93.1; higher is better.
Position 123rd of 136 · derived.
Coefficient of Variation of Habitual Caloric ConsumptionFAO · 2024 · world median 0.250.360.25No real change since 2014
Libya: 0.36 · world median 0.25 · Coefficient of variation of habitual calorie consumption across the population (standard deviation ÷ mean). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.17 to 0.4; lower is better.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Caesarean Section RateUNICEF · 2025 · world median 20.6542.120.65No earlier reading
Libya: 42.1 · world median 20.65 · Live births delivered by caesarean section (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.6 to 72.2.
Average Weekly Hours WorkedILO · 2025 · world median 38.8942.438.89Moved since 2015
Libya: 42.4 · world median 38.89 · Average weekly hours actually worked per employed person. International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 23.64 to 54.7.
Position 46th of 182 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Fish and Seafood Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 16.1712.8816.17Moved since 2013
Libya: 12.88 · world median 16.17 · Fish and seafood available as food (kg per person per year, live-weight equivalent). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 83.81.
Meat Supply per PersonFAO · 2023 · world median 57.8343.6857.83Moved since 2013
Libya: 43.68 · world median 57.83 · Meat available as food (kg per person per year, carcass weight). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 3.49 to 156.95.
Pesticide Use per HectareFAO · 2024 · world median 1.730.831.73No real change since 2014
Libya: 0.83 · world median 1.73 · Pesticide use (kg per hectare of cropland). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.72.
Position 128th of 178 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Contraceptive Prevalence (Any Method)UN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 41.2516.341.25Moved since 2013
Libya: 16.3 · world median 41.25 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using any contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 6.6 to 78.7.
Modern Contraceptive PrevalenceUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 35.410.935.4Moved since 2013
Libya: 10.9 · world median 35.4 · Share of all women aged 15–49 using a modern contraceptive method (%). UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 73.8.
No current reading for Libya
Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff (last 2013), Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Children with Functional Difficulties, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Report on Food Crises (last 2022), Human Capital Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with Diarrhoea, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months and Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Health & Wellbeing among Libya’s 14 topics
Health & Wellbeing is Libya’s 3rd best-placed topic of 14. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Mobility & Trade88th of 1773/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital101st of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeingjoint 110th of 2004/4 keys
- Risk & Resiliencejoint 129th of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovationjoint 151st of 1763/4 keys
- Work & Labourjoint 158th of 1824/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties174th of 1983/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 174th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture166th of 1843/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions183rd of 1944/4 keys
- Gender & Equality174th of 1832/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability182nd of 1862/4 keys
- Energy164th of 1652/3 keys
- Peace & Security176th of 1773/4 keys
No standing on Education & Knowledge, Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on health & wellbeing
The three countries placed highest of 200, and the leaders Libya can most readily be measured against.
1
San MarinoSouthern Europe
1st of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Matl derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
MonacoWestern Europe
2nd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
AndorraSouthern Europe
3rd of 200 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
South Korea5th4/4 keysHighest in Africa
Cabo Verde80th4/4 keysHighest in Northern Africa
Tunisia=90th4/4 keysThis page
Libya=110th4/4 keys
Positions out of 200 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Libya and health & wellbeing
On health & wellbeing
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On health & wellbeing
World Happiness Report 2025: Finland Leads Again as the US and UK Face Major Declines
The ten highest life evaluations of 2025, drawn on a world map, and the six things the report uses to explain them. Costa Rica and Mexico are the only two outside Europe and the Middle East.
08Questions
Libya on health & wellbeing: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Libya rank on health & wellbeing?
Libya is placed joint 110th of 200 countries on Health & Wellbeing in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (Life Expectancy at Birth, Under-Five Mortality Rate, Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five and Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Life Expectancy at Birth figure for Libya?
69.34 in 2023 (years a newborn would live at current death rates), according to UN DESA Population Division. The world median in the same edition was 74.63.
What is the latest Under-Five Mortality Rate figure for Libya?
9.765 in 2024 (deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births)), according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME). The world median in the same edition was 14.54.
How does Libya compare with Egypt on health & wellbeing?
Egypt is placed 133rd of 200, and Libya joint 110th. Life Expectancy at Birth: Egypt 71.63, Libya 69.34; Under-Five Mortality Rate: Egypt 22.37, Libya 9.765; Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five: Egypt 12.83, Libya 7.948; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity: Egypt 11.7, Libya 15.1.
How have Libya’s health & wellbeing figures changed?
Life Expectancy at Birth fell from 70.54 in 2000 to 69.34 in 2023; Under-Five Mortality Rate fell from 28.1 in 2000 to 9.765 in 2024; Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity rose from 11.2 in 2015 to 15.1 in 2024.
Which health & wellbeing statistics are missing for Libya?
No current reading is published for Libya on Adults Who Have Been Too Anxious or Depressed to Carry On, Births Attended by Skilled Health Staff, Catastrophic Out-of-Pocket Health Spending, Children with Functional Difficulties, Cost of a Healthy Diet, Excess Mortality During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six Months, Fatal Occupational Injuries, Female Genital Mutilation Prevalence, Global Report on Food Crises, Human Capital Index, Insecticide-Treated Net Use, Low Birthweight Prevalence, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Minimum Dietary Diversity, Children Aged 6–23 Months, Oral Rehydration Salts for Children with Diarrhoea, Severe Child Food Poverty, Children Aged 6–23 Months and Share of Population Unable to Afford a Healthy Diet. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Health spending, hospital beds and doctors per person are not measured, because more of any of them does not guarantee better outcomes. Mental health and self-reported happiness are not part of this topic. Food supply per person is measured under Food & Agriculture. Maternal mortality and many other indicators are published here as context; maternal mortality is a key in Development & Human Capital instead.
How the Health & Wellbeing standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The health & wellbeing method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Life Expectancy at Birth — UN DESA Population Division, CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Under-Five Mortality Rate — UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Stunting Prevalence in Children Under Five — UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Prevalence of Severe Food Insecurity — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), CC BY 4.0
The other 41 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Libya’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Libya (banner) — Maher A. A. Abdussalam, CC0
- San Marino — Matl derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monaco — Martin Weber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Andorra — Tiia Monto derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Libya: Health & Wellbeing — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/libya/health