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Child mortality in Libya is projected to decline by 6.5% each year on average, from 1,280 deaths in 2021 to 866 in 2026. This would be a 5.3% decrease since 1969. In 2021, Libya ranked 103rd in the world for child mortality, overtaken by El Salvador. India, Pakistan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively. The immunisation coverage of children aged 12-23 months in Libya is expected to drop from 71% in 2021 to 62% in 2026, a yearly average decrease of 2.1 points. This is a 6.1 point decrease since 1985. In 2021, Libya ranked 167th in the world for this statistic, behind Ukraine. Greece, Mongolia, and Latvia were 2nd, 3rd, and 4th respectively.
