Brazil vs Liberia: Number of child deaths by age
Brazil
5,245 deaths
in 2024
Liberia
3,842 deaths
in 2024
Brazil rank
38th
Liberia rank
40th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Brazil
- Liberia
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 5,245 deaths against 3,842 deaths in Liberia, a difference of 1,403 deaths.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Liberia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 38th and Liberia ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 127,584 deaths | 5,468 deaths | 122,116 deaths | Brazil |
| 1960s | 115,537 deaths | 6,240 deaths | 109,296 deaths | Brazil |
| 1970s | 85,571 deaths | 6,948 deaths | 78,622 deaths | Brazil |
| 1980s | 57,575 deaths | 8,879 deaths | 48,696 deaths | Brazil |
| 1990s | 30,076 deaths | 9,384 deaths | 20,692 deaths | Brazil |
| 2000s | 13,028 deaths | 6,058 deaths | 6,970 deaths | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6,840 deaths | 4,508 deaths | 2,332 deaths | Brazil |
| 2020s | 5,625 deaths | 3,944 deaths | 1,681 deaths | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Brazil or Liberia?
- Brazil, at 5,245 deaths against 3,842 deaths in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Brazil and Liberia?
- 1,403 deaths, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Liberia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Liberia rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Brazil ranks 38th and Liberia ranks 40th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .