Cote d'Ivoire vs Liberia: Neonatal mortality rate
Cote d'Ivoire
2.82 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Liberia
2.96 Deaths per 1000 live births
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
16th
Liberia rank
13th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.96 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.82 Deaths per 1000 live births in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.14 Deaths per 1000 live births.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Liberia ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 16th and Liberia ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.23 Deaths per 1000 live births | 10 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.77 Deaths per 1000 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 6.69 Deaths per 1000 live births | 8.2 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.51 Deaths per 1000 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 5.18 Deaths per 1000 live births | 6.65 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.47 Deaths per 1000 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 4.47 Deaths per 1000 live births | 5.64 Deaths per 1000 live births | 1.18 Deaths per 1000 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 3.86 Deaths per 1000 live births | 4.1 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.2426 Deaths per 1000 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 3.28 Deaths per 1000 live births | 3.32 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.0374 Deaths per 1000 live births | Liberia |
| 2020s | 2.9 Deaths per 1000 live births | 3.05 Deaths per 1000 live births | 0.1507 Deaths per 1000 live births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Cote d'Ivoire or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 2.96 Deaths per 1000 live births against 2.82 Deaths per 1000 live births in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia?
- 0.14 Deaths per 1000 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2023.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 16th and Liberia ranks 13th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching 28 days of age.