Mortality rate, under-5, male in Liberia
Liberia: Mortality rate, under-5, male was 93.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
93.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 197 countries
All-time high
327.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1961
All-time low
93.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, male 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, male in Liberia is 93.4 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 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, male in Liberia peaked at 327.1 per 1,000 live births in 1961 and was at its lowest, 93.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Liberia 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5, male in Liberia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 326.9 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 327.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 327 per 1,000 live births | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 326 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1964 | 324.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 322.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 319.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1967 | 315.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 311.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 306.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 302.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 297.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 293.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1973 | 288.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 284.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 279.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 275.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 271.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 267.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 264.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 261.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 258.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 256.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 255.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 255.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 257.8 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 261.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 267.4 per 1,000 live births | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 273.8 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 279.7 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 284.6 per 1,000 live births | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 287.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 286.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 282.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 276 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 267.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 257.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 245.4 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 232.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 219.8 per 1,000 live births | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 206.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 192.4 per 1,000 live births | -6.6% |
| 2002 | 179 per 1,000 live births | -7.0% |
| 2003 | 166.1 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 2004 | 154.3 per 1,000 live births | -7.1% |
| 2005 | 143.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 135.1 per 1,000 live births | -6.1% |
| 2007 | 128 per 1,000 live births | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 122.2 per 1,000 live births | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 117.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 113.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 110.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 107.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2013 | 104.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 104.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 100.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 98.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 97.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 96.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 95.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 95.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 95.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 94.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 93.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 320.77 per 1,000 live births | 306.9 per 1,000 live births | 327.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 282.52 per 1,000 live births | 264.4 per 1,000 live births | 302.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 262.75 per 1,000 live births | 255.3 per 1,000 live births | 279.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 263.88 per 1,000 live births | 219.8 per 1,000 live births | 287.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 154.46 per 1,000 live births | 117.5 per 1,000 live births | 206.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.97 per 1,000 live births | 95.9 per 1,000 live births | 113.6 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.62 per 1,000 live births | 93.4 per 1,000 live births | 95.5 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 7 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 97.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Sierra Leone 96.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Central African Republic 95.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Benin 79.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 79.1 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Mali 77.1 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 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0067 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 3.61 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0052 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, male in Liberia?
- Mortality rate, under-5, male in Liberia was 93.4 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, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 327.1 per 1,000 live births in 1961.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for mortality rate, under-5, male?
- Liberia ranks 10th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. 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, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.