Liberia vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Mortality rate, infant
Liberia
63.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
47.12 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia rank
5th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
4th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Liberia
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 63.2 per 1,000 live births against 47.12 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 16.08 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th of 197 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 158.98 per 1,000 live births | 98.93 per 1,000 live births | 60.05 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 95.24 per 1,000 live births | 74.9 per 1,000 live births | 20.34 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 66.46 per 1,000 live births | 55.13 per 1,000 live births | 11.33 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2020s | 63.46 per 1,000 live births | 49.21 per 1,000 live births | 14.25 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Liberia or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Liberia, at 63.2 per 1,000 live births against 47.12 per 1,000 live births in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 16.08 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Liberia ranks 5th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 4th 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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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.