Mortality rate, infant, female in Liberia
Liberia: Mortality rate, infant, female was 56.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
56.5 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
5th
of 197 countries
All-time high
180.6 per 1,000 live births
in 1962
All-time low
56.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2019
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant, female in Liberia, 1960–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 56.5 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant, female in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant, female in Liberia peaked at 180.6 per 1,000 live births in 1962 and was at its lowest, 56.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2019.
Liberia ranks 5th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, infant, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 180.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 180.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 180.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 180.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 179.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 178.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 177.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 175.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 172.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 170 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 167.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 164.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 161.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 158.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1974 | 156.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 153.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 151.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1977 | 148.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 146.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 144.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 142.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 141.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 139.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 139.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 139.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 141 per 1,000 live births | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 143.3 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 146.6 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 150.4 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 153.8 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 156.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 158.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 157.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 155.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 152.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 147.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 142 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 136 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 129.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 1999 | 122.2 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 114.6 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 107.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 99.6 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 92.5 per 1,000 live births | -7.1% |
| 2004 | 85.8 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 2005 | 80.2 per 1,000 live births | -6.5% |
| 2006 | 75.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 71.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 68.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 64.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 62.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 60.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 59.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 60.9 per 1,000 live births | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 58.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 57.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 56.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 56.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 56.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 56.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 177.42 per 1,000 live births | 170 per 1,000 live births | 180.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 155.26 per 1,000 live births | 144.6 per 1,000 live births | 167.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 143.75 per 1,000 live births | 139.1 per 1,000 live births | 153.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 145.82 per 1,000 live births | 122.2 per 1,000 live births | 158.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.14 per 1,000 live births | 66.1 per 1,000 live births | 114.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.29 per 1,000 live births | 56.4 per 1,000 live births | 64.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.66 per 1,000 live births | 56.5 per 1,000 live births | 56.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant, female in Liberia?
- Mortality rate, infant, female in Liberia was 56.5 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 180.6 per 1,000 live births in 1962.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.4 per 1,000 live births in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for mortality rate, infant, female?
- Liberia ranks 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate, female is the number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 female live births in a given year.