Mortality rate, neonatal in Liberia
Liberia: Mortality rate, neonatal was 32.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
32.9 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
7th
of 196 countries
All-time high
104.2 per 1,000 live births
in 1963
All-time low
32.9 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
62
1963–2024
Mortality rate, neonatal in Liberia, 1963–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 32.9 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, neonatal in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, neonatal in Liberia peaked at 104.2 per 1,000 live births in 1963 and was at its lowest, 32.9 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Liberia 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 62 years of available data.
Mortality rate, neonatal in Liberia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 104.2 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1964 | 103.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 101.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1966 | 99.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 97.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 95.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1969 | 93 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 90.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 1971 | 88.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 86.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 84.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 82.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 80.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1976 | 78.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 77.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 76 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 74.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1980 | 73.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 71.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1982 | 70.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1983 | 68.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1984 | 67 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 65.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 64.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 63.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 62.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1989 | 62 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 61.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 60.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 59.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 58.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 57.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 57.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 56.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1997 | 54.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 53.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 51.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2000 | 49.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 45.5 per 1,000 live births | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 43.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 41.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 39.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 38.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 37.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 36.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 35.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 34.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 34.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 33.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 33.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 33.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.23 per 1,000 live births | 93 per 1,000 live births | 104.2 per 1,000 live births | 7 |
| 1970s | 81.87 per 1,000 live births | 74.6 per 1,000 live births | 90.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 66.86 per 1,000 live births | 62 per 1,000 live births | 73.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.95 per 1,000 live births | 51.4 per 1,000 live births | 61.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.51 per 1,000 live births | 35.4 per 1,000 live births | 49.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.05 per 1,000 live births | 33.5 per 1,000 live births | 34.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2 per 1,000 live births | 32.9 per 1,000 live births | 33.4 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1929 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, neonatal in Liberia?
- Mortality rate, neonatal in Liberia was 32.9 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, neonatal recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 104.2 per 1,000 live births in 1963.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, neonatal recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Liberia ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, neonatal rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. 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, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.