Liberia vs Niger: Infant mortality rate

Liberia
6.32 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niger
6.56 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia rank
5th
Niger rank
3rd

Infant mortality rate over time

  • Liberia
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 6.56 deaths per 100 live births against 6.32 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia, a difference of 0.24 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 5th and Niger ranks 3rd of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Liberia Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 18.76 deaths per 100 live births 14.89 deaths per 100 live births 3.87 deaths per 100 live births Liberia
1970s 17.17 deaths per 100 live births 14.99 deaths per 100 live births 2.18 deaths per 100 live births Liberia
1980s 15.79 deaths per 100 live births 14.59 deaths per 100 live births 1.2 deaths per 100 live births Liberia
1990s 15.9 deaths per 100 live births 13.11 deaths per 100 live births 2.79 deaths per 100 live births Liberia
2000s 9.52 deaths per 100 live births 8.86 deaths per 100 live births 0.6662 deaths per 100 live births Liberia
2010s 6.65 deaths per 100 live births 6.95 deaths per 100 live births 0.3013 deaths per 100 live births Niger
2020s 6.35 deaths per 100 live births 6.77 deaths per 100 live births 0.4205 deaths per 100 live births Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher infant mortality rate, Liberia or Niger?
Niger, at 6.56 deaths per 100 live births against 6.32 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Liberia and Niger?
0.24 deaths per 100 live births, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Niger?
56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Niger rank globally for infant mortality rate?
Liberia ranks 5th and Niger ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
Infant mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .