Number of infant deaths, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Number of infant deaths, per capita was 0.0019 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Liberia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, per capita in Liberia is 0.0019 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0093 units per person in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 units per person, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 9th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0091 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0092 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0093 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0093 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0093 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0093 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.0092 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.009 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0089 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0087 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0085 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0083 units per person | -2.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0081 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.008 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0079 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0078 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0077 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0076 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0076 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0075 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0074 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0073 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0071 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.007 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.007 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0071 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0072 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.0072 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0073 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0074 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0087 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0087 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0073 units per person | -16.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0073 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0074 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 0.007 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0066 units per person | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.006 units per person | -9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0056 units per person | -7.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0055 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0052 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0045 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0042 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0039 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 units per person | -9.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0033 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0031 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.003 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0028 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0027 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0025 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0025 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0022 units per person | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0021 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0021 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.002 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.002 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.002 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.002 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.0019 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0019 units per person | -1.6% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0019 units per person is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.0013 units per person, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0019 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0012 units per person, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0091 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0079 units per person | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0085 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0072 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.007 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0087 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0023 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.002 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, per capita in Liberia?
- Number of infant deaths, per capita in Liberia was 0.0019 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 units per person in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 units per person in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for number of infant deaths, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 9th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of infant deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of infant deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of infant deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of infant deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.