Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Liberia

Liberia: Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.64 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 199 countries
All-time high
31.01 deaths per 100 live births
in 1961
All-time low
8.64 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
71
1954–2024

Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Liberia, 1954–2024

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Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index in Liberia is 8.64 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index in Liberia peaked at 31.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.64 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Liberia 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 71 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 30.55 deaths per 100 live births 30.25 deaths per 100 live births 30.89 deaths per 100 live births 6
1960s 30.38 deaths per 100 live births 29.06 deaths per 100 live births 31.01 deaths per 100 live births 10
1970s 26.69 deaths per 100 live births 24.97 deaths per 100 live births 28.59 deaths per 100 live births 10
1980s 24.86 deaths per 100 live births 24.11 deaths per 100 live births 26.55 deaths per 100 live births 10
1990s 25.03 deaths per 100 live births 20.8 deaths per 100 live births 27.23 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 14.51 deaths per 100 live births 10.95 deaths per 100 live births 19.49 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 9.55 deaths per 100 live births 8.87 deaths per 100 live births 10.57 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 8.76 deaths per 100 live births 8.64 deaths per 100 live births 8.83 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 7 Sierra Leone 9.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 8 Central African Republic 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 11 Burkina Faso 7.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 12 Benin 7.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 13 Mali 7.3 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index in Liberia?
Child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index in Liberia was 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 31.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1961.
What is the lowest child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Liberia rank for child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index?
Liberia ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate vs. electoral democracy index 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .