Liberia vs Nigeria: Mortality rate, infant

Liberia
63.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Nigeria
69.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia rank
5th
Nigeria rank
2nd

Mortality rate, infant over time

  • Liberia
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 69.8 per 1,000 live births against 63.2 per 1,000 live births in Liberia, a difference of 6.6 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 197 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 193.47 per 1,000 live births 182.08 per 1,000 live births 11.38 per 1,000 live births Liberia
1970s 171.67 per 1,000 live births 132.71 per 1,000 live births 38.96 per 1,000 live births Liberia
1980s 157.88 per 1,000 live births 103.92 per 1,000 live births 53.96 per 1,000 live births Liberia
1990s 158.98 per 1,000 live births 103.1 per 1,000 live births 55.88 per 1,000 live births Liberia
2000s 95.24 per 1,000 live births 82.3 per 1,000 live births 12.94 per 1,000 live births Liberia
2010s 66.46 per 1,000 live births 68.9 per 1,000 live births 2.44 per 1,000 live births Nigeria
2020s 63.46 per 1,000 live births 69.9 per 1,000 live births 6.44 per 1,000 live births Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Liberia or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 69.8 per 1,000 live births against 63.2 per 1,000 live births in Liberia as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Liberia and Nigeria?
6.6 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 mortality rate, infant?
Liberia ranks 5th and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.