Mortality rate age 5-24 in Liberia
Liberia: Mortality rate age 5-24 was 40.74 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate age 5-24 in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for mortality rate age 5-24 in Liberia is 40.74, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate age 5-24 in Liberia peaked at 137.27 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 40.74, in 2024.
That places Liberia 12th 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 5-24 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 137.27 | — |
| 1991 | 67.17 | -51.1% |
| 1992 | 119.81 | +78.4% |
| 1993 | 124.25 | +3.7% |
| 1994 | 89.09 | -28.3% |
| 1995 | 84.81 | -4.8% |
| 1996 | 87.71 | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 70.59 | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 69.04 | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 62.73 | -9.1% |
| 2000 | 61.38 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 59.97 | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 58.52 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 69.73 | +19.2% |
| 2004 | 55.49 | -20.4% |
| 2005 | 53.98 | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 52.59 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 51.22 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 49.99 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 48.9 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 47.93 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 47.16 | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 46.47 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 45.97 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 48.27 | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 51.81 | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 45.05 | -13.0% |
| 2017 | 44.88 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 44.6 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 44.22 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 43.7 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 43.07 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 42.35 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 41.52 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 40.74 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.25 | 62.73 | 137.27 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.18 | 48.9 | 69.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.63 | 44.22 | 51.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.27 | 40.74 | 43.7 | 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9448 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1929 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate age 5-24 in Liberia?
- Mortality rate age 5-24 in Liberia was 40.74 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 137.27 in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rate age 5-24 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.74 in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for mortality rate age 5-24?
- Liberia ranks 12th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate age 5-24 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 5-24 (UN IGME estimate, 2024). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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