Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) vs Liberia: Mortality rate, under-5
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
62.41 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia
86.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank
9th
Liberia rank
10th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 86.4 per 1,000 live births against 62.41 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), a difference of 23.99 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.4 times Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)'s.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th 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 | Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 169.07 per 1,000 live births | 250.29 per 1,000 live births | 81.22 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 120.03 per 1,000 live births | 145.07 per 1,000 live births | 25.04 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 80.32 per 1,000 live births | 95.47 per 1,000 live births | 15.15 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2020s | 67.22 per 1,000 live births | 87.56 per 1,000 live births | 20.34 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, Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 86.4 per 1,000 live births against 62.41 per 1,000 live births in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Liberia?
- 23.99 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) and Liberia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 9th 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.