Bolivia, Plurinational State of vs Liberia: Number of children who die before age 5, by world region

Bolivia, Plurinational State of
10,762 deaths
in 2023
Liberia
11,993 deaths
in 2023
Bolivia, Plurinational State of rank
55th
Liberia rank
53rd

Number of children who die before age 5, by world region over time

  • Bolivia, Plurinational State of
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 11,993 deaths against 10,762 deaths in Bolivia, Plurinational State of, a difference of 1,231 deaths.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia, Plurinational State of's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bolivia, Plurinational State of ahead.

Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 55th and Liberia ranks 53rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Bolivia, Plurinational State of averaged higher in 6 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia, Plurinational State of Liberia Difference Ahead
1950s 43,070 deaths 13,897 deaths 29,173 deaths Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1960s 47,127 deaths 18,357 deaths 28,770 deaths Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1970s 47,643 deaths 20,489 deaths 27,154 deaths Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1980s 43,299 deaths 25,267 deaths 18,032 deaths Bolivia, Plurinational State of
1990s 32,839 deaths 23,980 deaths 8,859 deaths Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2000s 20,530 deaths 18,802 deaths 1,728 deaths Bolivia, Plurinational State of
2010s 13,772 deaths 14,402 deaths 629.5 deaths Liberia
2020s 11,281 deaths 12,279 deaths 997.5 deaths Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, by world region, Bolivia, Plurinational State of or Liberia?
Liberia, at 11,993 deaths against 10,762 deaths in Bolivia, Plurinational State of as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5, by world region between Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Liberia?
1,231 deaths, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Liberia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Bolivia, Plurinational State of and Liberia rank globally for number of children who die before age 5, by world region?
Bolivia, Plurinational State of ranks 55th and Liberia ranks 53rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5, by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of children who die before age 5, by world region
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.