Liberia vs Somalia: Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care
Liberia
6.32 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Somalia
6.54 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia rank
5th
Somalia rank
4th
Infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care over time
- Liberia
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 6.54 per 1,000 live births against 6.32 per 1,000 live births in Liberia, a difference of 0.22 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 4th of 195 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.88 per 1,000 live births | 10.73 per 1,000 live births | 5.15 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 15.9 per 1,000 live births | 13.88 per 1,000 live births | 2.02 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 9.52 per 1,000 live births | 10.28 per 1,000 live births | 0.759 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2010s | 6.65 per 1,000 live births | 10.38 per 1,000 live births | 3.74 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
| 2020s | 6.35 per 1,000 live births | 7.31 per 1,000 live births | 0.968 per 1,000 live births | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care, Liberia or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 6.54 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 Somalia?
- 0.22 per 1,000 live births, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Somalia?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Somalia rank globally for infant mortality vs. prevalence of prenatal care?
- Liberia ranks 5th and Somalia ranks 4th 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.