Infant mortality rate in Liberia
Liberia: Infant mortality rate was 63.25 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Liberia is 63.25, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Liberia peaked at 125.48 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.25, in 2024.
That places Liberia 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 125.48 | — |
| 2001 | 117.46 | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 109.47 | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 101.98 | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 95.01 | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 88.96 | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 83.84 | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 79.77 | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 76.48 | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 73.85 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 71.72 | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 69.88 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 68.33 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 66.98 | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 67.97 | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 65.14 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 64.24 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 63.74 | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 63.43 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 63.33 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 63.38 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 63.47 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 63.64 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 63.62 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.25 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.23 | 73.85 | 125.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.48 | 63.33 | 71.72 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.47 | 63.25 | 63.64 | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.4136 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Liberia?
- Infant mortality rate in Liberia was 63.25 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 125.48 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.25 in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for infant mortality rate?
- Liberia ranks 5th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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