Liberia vs Nigeria: Infant mortality by sex
Liberia
6.96 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
7.6 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 7.6 deaths per 100 live births against 6.96 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia, a difference of 0.64 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.06 deaths per 100 live births | 19.28 deaths per 100 live births | 1.79 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 18.73 deaths per 100 live births | 14.15 deaths per 100 live births | 4.58 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 17.13 deaths per 100 live births | 11.18 deaths per 100 live births | 5.95 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 17.15 deaths per 100 live births | 11.12 deaths per 100 live births | 6.03 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 10.39 deaths per 100 live births | 8.97 deaths per 100 live births | 1.42 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 7.33 deaths per 100 live births | 7.53 deaths per 100 live births | 0.201 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 7.62 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6251 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 7.6 deaths per 100 live births against 6.96 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.64 deaths per 100 live births, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Liberia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd 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 Infant mortality by sex. 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 male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .