Mortality rates at age 25 in Liberia
Liberia: Mortality rates at age 25 was 0.3153 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates at age 25 in Liberia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.3153 deaths per 1,000 people for mortality rates at age 25 in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 25 in Liberia peaked at 2.97 deaths per 1,000 people in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.2983 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2020.
That places Liberia 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates at age 25 in Liberia, year by year
| Year | deaths per 1,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.9534 deaths per 1,000 people | — |
| 1951 | 0.9473 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 0.9462 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 0.9451 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.944 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.9431 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.9442 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 0.9463 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.9475 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 0.9467 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 0.9457 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 0.9442 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1962 | 0.942 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 0.9345 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.9305 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 0.9194 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 0.9094 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 0.8987 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.8885 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1969 | 0.8729 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8615 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1971 | 0.848 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.6% |
| 1972 | 0.8311 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1973 | 0.8141 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.7969 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.1% |
| 1975 | 0.7846 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.7685 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 0.7574 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7428 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.7319 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.7298 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.7112 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7057 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.6962 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.6887 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.7735 deaths per 1,000 people | +12.3% |
| 1986 | 0.697 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7119 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7265 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7586 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 2.97 deaths per 1,000 people | +292.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8087 deaths per 1,000 people | -72.8% |
| 1992 | 0.9727 deaths per 1,000 people | +20.3% |
| 1993 | 0.9673 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1.09 deaths per 1,000 people | +12.6% |
| 1995 | 0.8879 deaths per 1,000 people | -18.5% |
| 1996 | 0.9221 deaths per 1,000 people | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 0.6072 deaths per 1,000 people | -34.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5901 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6053 deaths per 1,000 people | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5079 deaths per 1,000 people | -16.1% |
| 2001 | 0.4725 deaths per 1,000 people | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 0.455 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6728 deaths per 1,000 people | +47.9% |
| 2004 | 0.4183 deaths per 1,000 people | -37.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4058 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3936 deaths per 1,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3831 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.3739 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3666 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3632 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3643 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.3539 deaths per 1,000 people | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3507 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.381 deaths per 1,000 people | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.3839 deaths per 1,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3448 deaths per 1,000 people | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3384 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3347 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3312 deaths per 1,000 people | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2983 deaths per 1,000 people | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.3127 deaths per 1,000 people | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.3179 deaths per 1,000 people | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3153 deaths per 1,000 people | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.9464 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9431 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9534 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.9186 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8729 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.9457 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.7937 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7319 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.8615 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7199 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6887 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.7735 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.5901 deaths per 1,000 people | 2.97 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.445 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3666 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6728 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3546 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3312 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3839 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3111 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2983 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3179 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 36 Cameroon 0.3234 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 37 Eritrea 0.3224 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 38 Togo 0.3186 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 40 Guinea-Bissau 0.3141 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 41 Namibia 0.309 deaths per 1,000 people compare
- 42 Cambodia 0.3039 deaths per 1,000 people 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 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 rates at age 25 in Liberia?
- Mortality rates at age 25 in Liberia was 0.3153 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.97 deaths per 1,000 people in 1990.
- What is the lowest mortality rates at age 25 recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2983 deaths per 1,000 people in 2020.
- How does Liberia rank for mortality rates at age 25?
- Liberia ranks 39th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates at age 25 rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 25. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.