What is child mortality rate in Liberia?

Child mortality rate in Liberia was 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Liberia?

The highest recorded value was 31.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1961.

What is the lowest child mortality rate 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?

Liberia ranks 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality rate in Liberia

Name: Child mortality rate in Liberia
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Liberia: Child mortality rate 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 200 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

1954–2024

Child mortality rate in Liberia, 1954–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 8.64 deaths per 100 live births for child mortality rate 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 rate 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.

Liberia ranks 10th of 200 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 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

7 Sierra Leone 9.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
8 Central African Republic 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
8 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
11 Burkina Faso 7.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
12 Benin 7.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
13 Mali 7.3 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 200 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality rate in Liberia?: Child mortality rate in Liberia was 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 31.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1961.
What is the lowest child mortality rate 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?: Liberia ranks 10th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rate 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 Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality rate
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 16,161 data points, 1751–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The long-run estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.