Mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia
Liberia: Mortality rate, under-5 was 86.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
86.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 196 countries
All-time high
310.1 per 1,000 live births
in 1961
All-time low
86.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, under-5 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
In 2024, mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia stood at 86.4 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia peaked at 310.1 per 1,000 live births in 1961 and was at its lowest, 86.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Liberia 10th out of 196 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 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 309.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1961 | 310.1 per 1,000 live births | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 309.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.1% |
| 1963 | 308.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 307 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 305.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 302.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 299.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1968 | 295 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 290.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1970 | 285.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1971 | 281.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 276.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 272.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 268.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 264.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 260.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 256.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 253.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 249.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 246.6 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 244 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 242.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 241.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 241.6 per 1,000 live births | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 243.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 247.9 per 1,000 live births | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 253.4 per 1,000 live births | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 259.5 per 1,000 live births | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 265.5 per 1,000 live births | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 270 per 1,000 live births | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 272.3 per 1,000 live births | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 271.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 268.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 261.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 253.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 243.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 1997 | 232.7 per 1,000 live births | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 220.7 per 1,000 live births | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 208 per 1,000 live births | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 194.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.3% |
| 2001 | 181.7 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 168.6 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 156.2 per 1,000 live births | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 144.8 per 1,000 live births | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 134.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 126.5 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 119.6 per 1,000 live births | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 114 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 109.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2010 | 105.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 102.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 99.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 97 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 97 per 1,000 live births | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 91.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 90.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 89.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 88.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 88 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 87.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 303.75 per 1,000 live births | 290.6 per 1,000 live births | 310.1 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1970s | 266.88 per 1,000 live births | 249.7 per 1,000 live births | 285.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1980s | 248.56 per 1,000 live births | 241.1 per 1,000 live births | 265.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 1990s | 250.29 per 1,000 live births | 208 per 1,000 live births | 272.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 145.07 per 1,000 live births | 109.5 per 1,000 live births | 194.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.47 per 1,000 live births | 88.7 per 1,000 live births | 105.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.56 per 1,000 live births | 86.4 per 1,000 live births | 88.3 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 7 Sierra Leone 90.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 74.9 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Benin 74.7 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Mali 73 per 1,000 live births compare
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia was 86.4 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 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 310.1 per 1,000 live births in 1961.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Liberia ranks 10th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.