Mortality rate, infant in Liberia
Liberia: Mortality rate, infant was 63.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
63.2 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
5th
of 197 countries
All-time high
198.9 per 1,000 live births
in 1961
All-time low
63.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, infant 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, infant in Liberia is 63.2 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Liberia peaked at 198.9 per 1,000 live births in 1961 and was at its lowest, 63.2 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
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 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 198.3 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 198.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 198.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1963 | 198.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1964 | 197.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 196.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 195.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 193.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 190.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 187.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 184.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1971 | 181.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 178.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1973 | 175.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 172.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 169.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 167.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 164.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 162.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 159.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 157.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1981 | 155.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 154.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 153.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 153.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 154.7 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 157.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 160.5 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 164.3 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 168 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 170.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 172.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 171.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 169.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 166.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 161 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 155.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 148.3 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 1998 | 141 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 133.4 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 125.5 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 117.5 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 109.5 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 102 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 95 per 1,000 live births | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 89 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2006 | 83.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 79.8 per 1,000 live births | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 76.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 73.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 71.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 69.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 68.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 67 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 68 per 1,000 live births | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 65.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 64.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 63.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 63.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 63.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 63.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 63.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 63.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 195.54 per 1,000 live births | 187.6 per 1,000 live births | 198.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 171.67 per 1,000 live births | 159.7 per 1,000 live births | 184.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 157.88 per 1,000 live births | 153.3 per 1,000 live births | 168 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 158.98 per 1,000 live births | 133.4 per 1,000 live births | 172.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.24 per 1,000 live births | 73.8 per 1,000 live births | 125.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.46 per 1,000 live births | 63.3 per 1,000 live births | 71.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.46 per 1,000 live births | 63.2 per 1,000 live births | 63.6 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- 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, infant in Liberia?
- Mortality rate, infant in Liberia was 63.2 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 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 198.9 per 1,000 live births in 1961.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Liberia ranks 5th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.