Guinea vs Liberia: Infant mortality rate
Guinea
5.98 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia
6.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea rank
7th
Liberia rank
5th
Infant mortality rate over time
- Guinea
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 6.32 deaths per 100 live births against 5.98 deaths per 100 live births in Guinea, a difference of 0.34 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Liberia ahead.
Guinea ranks 7th and Liberia ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 19.14 deaths per 100 live births | 19.45 deaths per 100 live births | 0.3014 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1960s | 18.68 deaths per 100 live births | 19.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.872 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 17.29 deaths per 100 live births | 17.17 deaths per 100 live births | 0.1249 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1980s | 14.91 deaths per 100 live births | 15.79 deaths per 100 live births | 0.8792 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 11.82 deaths per 100 live births | 15.9 deaths per 100 live births | 4.08 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 8.43 deaths per 100 live births | 9.52 deaths per 100 live births | 1.09 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 7.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.65 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4538 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2020s | 6.28 deaths per 100 live births | 6.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0635 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Guinea or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 6.32 deaths per 100 live births against 5.98 deaths per 100 live births in Guinea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Guinea and Liberia?
- 0.34 deaths per 100 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Liberia?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Liberia rank globally for infant mortality rate?
- Guinea ranks 7th and Liberia ranks 5th 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 rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .