Child mortality gdp per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Child mortality gdp per capita was 8.64 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.64
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 196 countries
All-time high
31.01
in 1961
All-time low
8.64
in 2024
Years of data
71
1954–2024
Child mortality gdp per capita in Liberia, 1954–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 8.64 for child mortality gdp per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality gdp per capita in Liberia peaked at 31.01 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.64, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 10th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.55 | 30.25 | 30.89 | 6 |
| 1960s | 30.38 | 29.06 | 31.01 | 10 |
| 1970s | 26.69 | 24.97 | 28.59 | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.86 | 24.11 | 26.55 | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.03 | 20.8 | 27.23 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.51 | 10.95 | 19.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.55 | 8.87 | 10.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.76 | 8.64 | 8.83 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 7 Sierra Leone 9.05 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 8.97 compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.97 compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 7.49 compare
- 12 Benin 7.47 compare
- 13 Mali 7.3 compare
More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,097 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality gdp per capita in Liberia?
- Child mortality gdp per capita in Liberia was 8.64 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.01 in 1961.
- What is the lowest child mortality gdp per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.64 in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for child mortality gdp per capita?
- Liberia ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality gdp per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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