Liberia vs Nigeria: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Liberia
6.32 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
6.98 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 6.98 per 1,000 live births against 6.32 per 1,000 live births in Liberia, a difference of 0.66 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 195 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 | 19.35 per 1,000 live births | 18.21 per 1,000 live births | 1.14 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 17.17 per 1,000 live births | 13.27 per 1,000 live births | 3.9 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 15.79 per 1,000 live births | 10.39 per 1,000 live births | 5.4 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | 10.31 per 1,000 live births | 5.59 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 9.52 per 1,000 live births | 8.23 per 1,000 live births | 1.29 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 6.65 per 1,000 live births | 6.89 per 1,000 live births | 0.244 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 6.35 per 1,000 live births | 6.99 per 1,000 live births | 0.644 per 1,000 live births | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 6.98 per 1,000 live births against 6.32 per 1,000 live births in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.66 per 1,000 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 vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Liberia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality is defined as the share of newborns who die in the first year of life. This is measured against the share of pregnant women who receive prenatal care.