Liberia vs Niger: Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations)
Liberia
3.29 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Niger
3.28 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia rank
7th
Niger rank
8th
Neonatal mortality rate (United Nations) over time
- Liberia
- Niger
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 3.29 deaths per 100 live births against 3.28 deaths per 100 live births in Niger, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 7th and Niger ranks 8th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3 deaths per 100 live births | 6.02 deaths per 100 live births | 3.27 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1970s | 8.19 deaths per 100 live births | 6.08 deaths per 100 live births | 2.11 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1980s | 6.69 deaths per 100 live births | 5.72 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9617 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 1990s | 5.7 deaths per 100 live births | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6411 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 4.15 deaths per 100 live births | 3.86 deaths per 100 live births | 0.2894 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 3.41 deaths per 100 live births | 3.43 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0286 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
| 2020s | 3.32 deaths per 100 live births | 3.35 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0326 deaths per 100 live births | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Liberia or Niger?
- Liberia, at 3.29 deaths per 100 live births against 3.28 deaths per 100 live births in Niger as of 2024.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Liberia and Niger?
- 0.01 deaths per 100 live births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Niger?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Liberia and Niger rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Liberia ranks 7th and Niger ranks 8th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed 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
Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .