Africa Eastern and Southern vs Liberia: Mortality rate, under-5
Africa Eastern and Southern
57.25 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia
86.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
11th
Liberia rank
10th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Africa Eastern and Southern
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 86.4 per 1,000 live births against 57.25 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 29.15 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.5 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 11th and Liberia ranks 10th of 47 groups.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa Eastern and Southern | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 159.44 per 1,000 live births | 250.29 per 1,000 live births | 90.85 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 111.46 per 1,000 live births | 145.07 per 1,000 live births | 33.61 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 71.36 per 1,000 live births | 95.47 per 1,000 live births | 24.11 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2020s | 60.71 per 1,000 live births | 87.56 per 1,000 live births | 26.85 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Africa Eastern and Southern or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 86.4 per 1,000 live births against 57.25 per 1,000 live births in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Africa Eastern and Southern and Liberia?
- 29.15 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Liberia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 11th and Liberia ranks 10th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.