Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Liberia

Liberia: Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates was 32.94 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
32.94
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 200 countries
All-time high
61.12
in 1990
All-time low
32.94
in 2024
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Liberia, 1990–2024

02040601990200720241990: 61.11991: 60.21992: 59.31993: 58.51994: 57.71995: 57.11996: 56.11997: 54.91998: 53.21999: 51.42000: 49.62001: 47.62002: 45.52003: 43.42004: 41.62005: 39.92006: 38.52007: 37.32008: 36.32009: 35.42010: 34.82011: 34.42012: 34.22013: 34.12014: 34.12015: 342016: 33.92017: 33.82018: 33.72019: 33.52020: 33.42021: 33.42022: 33.22023: 33.12024: 32.9

Source: UNICEF.

Analysis

The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Liberia is 32.94, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Liberia peaked at 61.12 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 32.94, in 2024.

Liberia ranks 7th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.

Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates in Liberia, year by year

Annual values for Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection) in Liberia, 1990 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1990 61.12
1991 60.24 -1.4%
1992 59.33 -1.5%
1993 58.47 -1.4%
1994 57.71 -1.3%
1995 57.06 -1.1%
1996 56.12 -1.7%
1997 54.86 -2.2%
1998 53.22 -3.0%
1999 51.41 -3.4%
2000 49.56 -3.6%
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 56.96 51.41 61.12 10
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

  1. 4 Somalia 34.24 compare
  2. 5 Zimbabwe 33.68 compare
  3. 6 Afghanistan 33.14 compare
  4. 8 Niger 32.75 compare
  5. 9 Guinea-Bissau 31.98 compare
  6. 10 Dominica 31.07 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Liberia?
Neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates in Liberia was 32.94 in 2024, according to UNICEF.
What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 61.12 in 1990.
What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 32.94 in 2024.
How does Liberia rank for neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates?
Liberia ranks 7th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
Is neonatal mortality rate - un igme estimates 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 UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Neonatal mortality rate - UN IGME estimates (projection)
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
212 places, 7,420 data points, 1990–2024
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