Egypt vs Liberia: Number of child deaths by age
Egypt
3,664 deaths
in 2024
Liberia
3,842 deaths
in 2024
Egypt rank
42nd
Liberia rank
40th
Number of child deaths by age over time
- Egypt
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3,842 deaths against 3,664 deaths in Egypt, a difference of 178 deaths.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 42nd and Liberia ranks 40th of 199 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 160,198 deaths | 6,240 deaths | 153,957 deaths | Egypt |
| 1970s | 115,304 deaths | 6,948 deaths | 108,356 deaths | Egypt |
| 1980s | 57,818 deaths | 8,879 deaths | 48,939 deaths | Egypt |
| 1990s | 24,140 deaths | 9,384 deaths | 14,756 deaths | Egypt |
| 2000s | 10,358 deaths | 6,058 deaths | 4,300 deaths | Egypt |
| 2010s | 6,386 deaths | 4,508 deaths | 1,877 deaths | Egypt |
| 2020s | 4,196 deaths | 3,944 deaths | 251.6 deaths | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by age, Egypt or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 3,842 deaths against 3,664 deaths in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by age between Egypt and Liberia?
- 178 deaths, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Liberia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Liberia rank globally for number of child deaths by age?
- Egypt ranks 42nd 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 .