Number of neonatal deaths in Liberia
Liberia: Number of neonatal deaths was 5,649 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5,649
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
54th
of 196 countries
All-time high
7,182
in 1990
All-time low
5,307
in 1991
Years of data
61
1964–2024
Number of neonatal deaths in Liberia, 1964–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
Liberia recorded 5,649 for number of neonatal deaths in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Liberia peaked at 7,182 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,307, in 1991.
Liberia ranks 54th of 196 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 deaths in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | 6,382 | — |
| 1965 | 6,448 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 6,469 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 6,484 | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 6,469 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 6,445 | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 6,350 | -1.5% |
| 1971 | 6,290 | -0.9% |
| 1972 | 6,309 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 6,353 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 6,395 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 6,460 | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 6,538 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 6,615 | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 6,722 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 6,823 | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 6,856 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 6,879 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 6,875 | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 6,885 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6,935 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6,974 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 7,014 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 7,033 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 7,081 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 7,130 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 7,182 | +0.7% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6,450 | 6,382 | 6,484 | 6 |
| 1970s | 6,486 | 6,290 | 6,823 | 10 |
| 1980s | 6,966 | 6,856 | 7,130 | 10 |
| 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 |
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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)
- 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9448 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1929 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9526 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1979 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Liberia?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Liberia was 5,649 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 7,182 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,307 in 1991.
- How does Liberia rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Liberia ranks 54th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.