What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between IDA only and Liberia?

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

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

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 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, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA only vs Liberia: Mortality rate, under-5

IDA only

55.86 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Liberia

86.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

IDA only rank

12th

Liberia rank

10th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

IDA only
Liberia

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 86.4 per 1,000 live births against 55.86 per 1,000 live births in IDA only, a difference of 30.54 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.5 times IDA only's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 12th 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	IDA only	Liberia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	151.05 per 1,000 live births	250.29 per 1,000 live births	99.24 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
2000s	104.55 per 1,000 live births	145.07 per 1,000 live births	40.52 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
2010s	71.67 per 1,000 live births	95.47 per 1,000 live births	23.8 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
2020s	59.81 per 1,000 live births	87.56 per 1,000 live births	27.75 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, IDA only or Liberia?: Liberia, at 86.4 per 1,000 live births against 55.86 per 1,000 live births in IDA only as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between IDA only and Liberia?: 30.54 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Liberia?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do IDA only and Liberia rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: IDA only ranks 12th 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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Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (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, 13,546 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

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.