Neonatal mortality rate in Liberia
Liberia: Neonatal mortality rate was 32.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Liberia stood at 32.94. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Liberia peaked at 49.56 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.94, in 2024.
That places Liberia 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.56 | — |
| 2001 | 47.57 | -4.0% |
| 2002 | 45.5 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 43.37 | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 41.57 | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 39.94 | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 38.54 | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 37.31 | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 36.25 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 35.42 | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 34.81 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 34.41 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 34.21 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 34.12 | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 34.11 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.01 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 33.93 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 33.83 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 33.68 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 33.52 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 33.45 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 33.38 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 33.24 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 33.1 | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 32.94 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.5 | 35.42 | 49.56 | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.06 | 33.52 | 34.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.22 | 32.94 | 33.45 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 4 Somalia 34.24 compare
- 4 Timor-Leste 21.61 compare
- 5 Zimbabwe 33.68 compare
- 6 Afghanistan 33.14 compare
- 8 Niger 32.75 compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 31.98 compare
- 10 Dominica 31.07 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Liberia?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Liberia was 32.94 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.56 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.94 in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Liberia ranks 7th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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