What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Liberia and Zimbabwe?

0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Zimbabwe?

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

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.

Liberia vs Zimbabwe: Mortality rate, infant

Liberia

63.2 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Zimbabwe

62.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Liberia rank

5th

Zimbabwe rank

6th

Mortality rate, infant over time

Liberia
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 63.2 per 1,000 live births against 62.4 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.8 per 1,000 live births.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

Liberia ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th of 197 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	195.54 per 1,000 live births	73.33 per 1,000 live births	122.21 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
1970s	171.67 per 1,000 live births	71.05 per 1,000 live births	100.62 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
1980s	157.88 per 1,000 live births	65.61 per 1,000 live births	92.27 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
1990s	158.98 per 1,000 live births	57.7 per 1,000 live births	101.28 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
2000s	95.24 per 1,000 live births	63.53 per 1,000 live births	31.71 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
2010s	66.46 per 1,000 live births	57.51 per 1,000 live births	8.95 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
2020s	63.46 per 1,000 live births	60.76 per 1,000 live births	2.7 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 Zimbabwe?: Liberia, at 63.2 per 1,000 live births against 62.4 per 1,000 live births in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Liberia and Zimbabwe?: 0.8 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Zimbabwe?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Zimbabwe rank globally for mortality rate, infant?: Liberia ranks 5th and Zimbabwe ranks 6th 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: 03 September 2026

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