Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Liberia
Liberia: Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) was 5,649 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 5,649 for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Liberia peaked at 7,182 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,307, in 1991.
That places Liberia 54th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7,182 | — |
| 1991 | 5,307 | -26.1% |
| 1992 | 5,475 | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 5,660 | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 5,719 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5,475 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 5,621 | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 5,517 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 6,116 | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 6,270 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6,264 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 6,101 | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 5,909 | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 5,677 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 5,394 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 5,348 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5,483 | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 5,522 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5,488 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 5,416 | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 5,361 | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5,360 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,588 | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 5,526 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5,483 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5,440 | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,471 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5,474 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5,485 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5,480 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,495 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5,530 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5,567 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5,624 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 5,649 | +0.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 5,649 is below the median for low income countries, which is 17,516, 32% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 5,649 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -26.1% | 7,182 | 5,307 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,834 | 5,307 | 7,182 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,660 | 5,348 | 6,264 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,467 | 5,360 | 5,588 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,573 | 5,495 | 5,649 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.068 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0699 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Liberia?
- Neonatal deaths - un igme estimates in Liberia was 5,649 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,182 in 1990.
- What is the lowest neonatal deaths - un igme estimates recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,307 in 1991.
- How does Liberia rank for neonatal deaths - un igme estimates?
- Liberia ranks 54th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal deaths - un igme estimates rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal deaths - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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