Guinea vs Liberia: Youth mortality rate
Guinea
10.72 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Liberia
10.08 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea rank
8th
Liberia rank
10th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Guinea
- Liberia
How they compare
Guinea currently reports 10.72 deaths per 100 live births against 10.08 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia, a difference of 0.64 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Liberia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Guinea ahead.
Guinea ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 10th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.51 deaths per 100 live births | 28.1 deaths per 100 live births | 6.41 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1980s | 30.19 deaths per 100 live births | 27.28 deaths per 100 live births | 2.91 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 1990s | 23.33 deaths per 100 live births | 28.2 deaths per 100 live births | 4.87 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2000s | 16.49 deaths per 100 live births | 16.55 deaths per 100 live births | 0.065 deaths per 100 live births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 13.26 deaths per 100 live births | 11.22 deaths per 100 live births | 2.04 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
| 2020s | 11.34 deaths per 100 live births | 10.26 deaths per 100 live births | 1.08 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Guinea or Liberia?
- Guinea, at 10.72 deaths per 100 live births against 10.08 deaths per 100 live births in Liberia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Guinea and Liberia?
- 0.64 deaths per 100 live births, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Liberia?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Guinea and Liberia rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Guinea ranks 8th and Liberia ranks 10th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Youth 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 under fifteen years, per 100 live births.