Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Liberia
Liberia: Extreme poverty vs child mortality was 8.64 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Liberia, 1980β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for extreme poverty vs child mortality in Liberia is 8.64, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, extreme poverty vs child mortality in Liberia peaked at 27.23 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 8.64, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 10th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- 9 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
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is extreme poverty vs child mortality in Liberia?
- Extreme poverty vs child mortality in Liberia was 8.64 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 27.23 in 1991.
- What is the lowest extreme poverty vs child mortality recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.64 in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for extreme poverty vs child mortality?
- Liberia ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is extreme poverty vs child mortality 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 Extreme poverty vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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