Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Liberia
Liberia: Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths was 5,649 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Liberia, 1964–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Liberia is 5,649 deaths, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Liberia peaked at 7,182 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,307 deaths, in 1991.
Liberia ranks 54th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Liberia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 6,382 deaths | — |
| 1965 | 6,448 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 6,469 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 6,484 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 6,469 deaths | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 6,445 deaths | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 6,350 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 6,290 deaths | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 6,309 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 6,353 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 6,395 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 6,460 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 6,538 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 6,615 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 6,722 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 6,823 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 6,856 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 6,879 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 6,875 deaths | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 6,885 deaths | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6,935 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6,974 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 7,014 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 7,033 deaths | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 7,081 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 7,130 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 7,182 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 5,307 deaths | -26.1% |
| 1992 | 5,475 deaths | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 5,660 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 5,719 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 5,475 deaths | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 5,621 deaths | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 5,517 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 6,116 deaths | +10.9% |
| 1999 | 6,270 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 6,264 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 6,101 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 5,909 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 5,677 deaths | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 5,394 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 5,348 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5,483 deaths | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 5,522 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 5,488 deaths | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 5,416 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 5,361 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 5,360 deaths | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 5,588 deaths | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 5,526 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 5,483 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 5,440 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 5,471 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 5,474 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 5,485 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5,480 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 5,495 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 5,530 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 5,567 deaths | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5,624 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 5,649 deaths | +0.4% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 5,649 deaths is below the median for low income countries, which is 17,516 deaths, 32% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 5,649 deaths is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,437 deaths, 42% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths 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 deaths | 5,307 deaths |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,450 deaths | 6,382 deaths | 6,484 deaths | 6 |
| 1970s | 6,486 deaths | 6,290 deaths | 6,823 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,966 deaths | 6,856 deaths | 7,130 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,834 deaths | 5,307 deaths | 7,182 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,660 deaths | 5,348 deaths | 6,264 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,467 deaths | 5,360 deaths | 5,588 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,573 deaths | 5,495 deaths | 5,649 deaths | 5 |
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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)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (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 number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Liberia?
- Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths in Liberia was 5,649 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,182 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal, infant and child deaths recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,307 deaths in 1991.
- How does Liberia rank for number of neonatal, infant and child deaths?
- Liberia ranks 54th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal, infant and child deaths 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of neonatal, infant and child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .