Mortality rate, under-5, female in Liberia
Liberia: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 79 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
79 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
10th
of 196 countries
All-time high
291.8 per 1,000 live births
in 1961
All-time low
79 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5, female in Liberia is 79 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Liberia peaked at 291.8 per 1,000 live births in 1961 and was at its lowest, 79 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 10th of 196 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, under-5, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 291.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 291.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 291.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 290.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 288.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 286.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 284.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 281.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 277.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 273.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1970 | 268.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 264.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1972 | 259.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 255.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1974 | 251.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 247.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 244 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 240.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 237.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1979 | 234.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 231.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 229 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 227 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 226.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 226.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 229.2 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 233.1 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 238.5 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 244.6 per 1,000 live births | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 250.2 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 254.7 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 256.9 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 256.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 253 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 247.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 239.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 229.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 219.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 208 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 195.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.9% |
| 2000 | 183.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2001 | 170.3 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 157.7 per 1,000 live births | -7.4% |
| 2003 | 145.8 per 1,000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2004 | 134.9 per 1,000 live births | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 125.4 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 117.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 110.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 105.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.9% |
| 2009 | 101 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 97.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 94.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 91.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 89 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 89.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 83.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 82.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 81.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 81.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 80.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 80.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 80.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 79.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 79 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 285.73 per 1,000 live births | 273.1 per 1,000 live births | 291.8 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 250.47 per 1,000 live births | 234.5 per 1,000 live births | 268.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 233.62 per 1,000 live births | 226.2 per 1,000 live births | 250.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 235.99 per 1,000 live births | 195.7 per 1,000 live births | 256.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 135.18 per 1,000 live births | 101 per 1,000 live births | 183.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.58 per 1,000 live births | 81.1 per 1,000 live births | 97.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.12 per 1,000 live births | 79 per 1,000 live births | 80.8 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 7 Sierra Leone 84.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 83.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 81.8 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 70.4 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Benin 69.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Mali 68.7 per 1,000 live births compare
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 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.003 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 0.4136 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Liberia?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Liberia was 79 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, under-5, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 291.8 per 1,000 live births in 1961.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Liberia ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.