What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Liberia and Low income?

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

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

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.

Liberia vs Low income: Mortality rate, under-5

Liberia

86.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Low income

68.8 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Liberia rank

10th

Low income rank

7th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

Liberia
Low income

How they compare

Liberia currently reports 86.4 per 1,000 live births against 68.8 per 1,000 live births in Low income, a difference of 17.6 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.3 times Low income's.

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

Liberia ranks 10th and Low income ranks 7th of 197 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Low income	Difference	Ahead
1990s	250.29 per 1,000 live births	172.28 per 1,000 live births	78.01 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
2000s	145.07 per 1,000 live births	123.12 per 1,000 live births	21.95 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
2010s	95.47 per 1,000 live births	86.06 per 1,000 live births	9.41 per 1,000 live births	Liberia
2020s	87.56 per 1,000 live births	72.64 per 1,000 live births	14.92 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, Liberia or Low income?: Liberia, at 86.4 per 1,000 live births against 68.8 per 1,000 live births in Low income as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Liberia and Low income?: 17.6 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Low income?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Liberia and Low income rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?: Liberia ranks 10th and Low income ranks 7th 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, 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.