Liberia vs Lower middle income: Mortality rate, under-5
Liberia
86.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Lower middle income
43.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Liberia rank
10th
Lower middle income rank
13th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Liberia
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 86.4 per 1,000 live births against 43.8 per 1,000 live births in Lower middle income, a difference of 42.6 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Liberia has been ahead every year.
Liberia ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 13th of 197 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 250.29 per 1,000 live births | 115.18 per 1,000 live births | 135.11 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 145.07 per 1,000 live births | 82.48 per 1,000 live births | 62.59 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 95.47 per 1,000 live births | 56.83 per 1,000 live births | 38.64 per 1,000 live births | Liberia |
| 2020s | 87.56 per 1,000 live births | 45.96 per 1,000 live births | 41.6 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 Lower middle income?
- Liberia, at 86.4 per 1,000 live births against 43.8 per 1,000 live births in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Liberia and Lower middle income?
- 42.6 per 1,000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Lower middle income rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Liberia ranks 10th and Lower middle income ranks 13th 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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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.