Liberia vs Nigeria: Mortality rates at age 65
Liberia
3.75 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Nigeria
3.66 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Liberia rank
17th
Nigeria rank
19th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people in Nigeria, a difference of 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Nigeria ahead.
Liberia ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.433 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1960s | 4.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 5.09 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3853 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0027 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1980s | 4.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.26 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.054 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 1990s | 4.49 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1013 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
| 2000s | 3.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.03 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2813 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 3.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0382 deaths per 1,000 people | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 3.9 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0737 deaths per 1,000 people | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Liberia, at 3.75 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.66 deaths per 1,000 people in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.09 deaths per 1,000 people, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Liberia ranks 17th and Nigeria ranks 19th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.