Annual death rates at different ages in Liberia
Liberia: Annual death rates at different ages was 58.48 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual death rates at different ages in Liberia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 58.48 deaths per 1,000 people for annual death rates at different ages in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Liberia peaked at 214.45 deaths per 1,000 people in 1960 and was at its lowest, 58.48 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
Liberia ranks 11th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 213.94 deaths per 1,000 people | 213.72 deaths per 1,000 people | 214.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 210.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 203.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 214.45 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 189.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 179.58 deaths per 1,000 people | 201.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 178.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 175.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 183.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 174.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 148.53 deaths per 1,000 people | 185.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 109.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 84.71 deaths per 1,000 people | 140.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.69 deaths per 1,000 people | 64.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 81.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.79 deaths per 1,000 people | 58.48 deaths per 1,000 people | 63.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 8 South Sudan 67.13 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 9 Mali 63.81 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 10 Lesotho 59.12 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 12 Equatorial Guinea 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 14 Benin 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people compare
More health data for Liberia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 49,022 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,501 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,085 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 50,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 52,978 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 52,267 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in Liberia?
- Annual death rates at different ages in Liberia was 58.48 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 214.45 deaths per 1,000 people in 1960.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.48 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Liberia rank for annual death rates at different ages?
- Liberia ranks 11th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.