Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Liberia
Liberia: Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) was 25.37 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 15-24 in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 25.37 for mortality rate age 15-24 in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 15-24 in Liberia peaked at 109.15 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 25.37, in 2024.
That places Liberia 14th out of 201 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 109.15 | — |
| 1991 | 36.39 | -66.7% |
| 1992 | 58.33 | +60.3% |
| 1993 | 59.83 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 51.86 | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 44.25 | -14.7% |
| 1996 | 46.56 | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 34.63 | -25.6% |
| 1998 | 34.38 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 34.1 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 33.82 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 33.5 | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 33.16 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 42.46 | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 32.25 | -24.0% |
| 2005 | 31.79 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 31.32 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 30.84 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 30.41 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 29.95 | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 29.56 | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 29.21 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 28.84 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 28.56 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 28.29 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 31.52 | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 27.94 | -11.3% |
| 2017 | 27.78 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 27.59 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 27.36 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 27.06 | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 26.71 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 26.28 | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 25.8 | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 25.37 | -1.7% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 25.37 is above the median for low income countries, which is 18.93, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 25.37 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 16.95, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024) in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -66.7% | 109.15 | 36.39 |
| 1992 | +60.3% | 36.39 | 58.33 |
| 2003 | +28.0% | 33.16 | 42.46 |
| 1997 | -25.6% | 46.56 | 34.63 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.95 | 34.1 | 109.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.95 | 29.95 | 42.46 | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.67 | 27.36 | 31.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.24 | 25.37 | 27.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 15-24 in Liberia?
- Mortality rate age 15-24 in Liberia was 25.37 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 109.15 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 15-24 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.37 in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for mortality rate age 15-24?
- Liberia ranks 14th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 15-24 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Mortality rate age 15-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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