What is infant mortality rate in Liberia?

Infant mortality rate in Liberia was 6.32 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Liberia?

The highest recorded value was 19.89 deaths per 100 live births in 1962.

What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Liberia?

The lowest recorded value was 6.32 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Liberia rank for infant mortality rate?

Liberia ranks 5th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Infant mortality rate in Liberia

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

Liberia: Infant mortality rate was 6.32 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

6.32 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 0.6%

World rank

5th

of 199 countries

All-time high

19.89 deaths per 100 live births

in 1962

All-time low

6.32 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1954–2024

Infant mortality rate in Liberia, 1954–2024

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

Liberia recorded 6.32 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it 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 19.89 deaths per 100 live births in 1962 and was at its lowest, 6.32 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Liberia ranks 5th of 199 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	19.45 deaths per 100 live births	19.18 deaths per 100 live births	19.74 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	19.55 deaths per 100 live births	18.76 deaths per 100 live births	19.89 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	17.17 deaths per 100 live births	15.97 deaths per 100 live births	18.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	15.79 deaths per 100 live births	15.33 deaths per 100 live births	16.8 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	15.9 deaths per 100 live births	13.34 deaths per 100 live births	17.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	9.52 deaths per 100 live births	7.38 deaths per 100 live births	12.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	6.65 deaths per 100 live births	6.33 deaths per 100 live births	7.17 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	6.35 deaths per 100 live births	6.32 deaths per 100 live births	6.36 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Liberia

2 Nigeria 6.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
3 Niger 6.56 deaths per 100 live births compare
4 Somalia 6.54 deaths per 100 live births compare
6 Zimbabwe 6.24 deaths per 100 live births compare
7 Guinea 5.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
8 Central African Republic 5.88 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 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 infant mortality rate in Liberia?: Infant mortality rate in Liberia was 6.32 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 infant mortality rate recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 19.89 deaths per 100 live births in 1962.
What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 6.32 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Liberia rank for infant mortality rate?: Liberia ranks 5th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Infant mortality rate
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, 13,185 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under one year, per 100 live births .