Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Liberia
Liberia: Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate was 0.0413 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
0.0413 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 92.5%
World rank
31st
of 197 countries
All-time high
4.63 % change on previous year
in 1988
All-time low
-8.08 % change on previous year
in 1992
Years of data
64
1961–2024
Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Liberia, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Liberia is 0.0413 % change on previous year, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 92.5% on the previous year and up 206.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Liberia peaked at 4.63 % change on previous year in 1988 and was at its lowest, -8.08 % change on previous year, in 1992.
That places Liberia 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Liberia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 3.28 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 2.99 % change on previous year | -9.1% |
| 1963 | 2.71 % change on previous year | -9.4% |
| 1964 | 2.34 % change on previous year | -13.6% |
| 1965 | 2.07 % change on previous year | -11.3% |
| 1966 | 1.67 % change on previous year | -19.7% |
| 1967 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -26.8% |
| 1968 | 0.8966 % change on previous year | -26.4% |
| 1969 | 0.6888 % change on previous year | -23.2% |
| 1970 | 0.1723 % change on previous year | -75.0% |
| 1971 | 0.0052 % change on previous year | -97.0% |
| 1972 | 0.5369 % change on previous year | +10199.5% |
| 1973 | 1.04 % change on previous year | +93.1% |
| 1974 | 1.15 % change on previous year | +10.9% |
| 1975 | 1.27 % change on previous year | +10.8% |
| 1976 | 1.58 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1977 | 1.77 % change on previous year | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 1.87 % change on previous year | +5.7% |
| 1979 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +9.1% |
| 1980 | 1.78 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 1981 | 1.7 % change on previous year | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 1.79 % change on previous year | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 2.06 % change on previous year | +15.0% |
| 1984 | 2.95 % change on previous year | +43.2% |
| 1985 | 3.84 % change on previous year | +30.2% |
| 1986 | 4.36 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 1987 | 4.59 % change on previous year | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 4.63 % change on previous year | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 4.42 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1990 | 3.72 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1991 | -6.68 % change on previous year | -279.4% |
| 1992 | -8.08 % change on previous year | +21.0% |
| 1993 | -0.6803 % change on previous year | -91.6% |
| 1994 | -2.21 % change on previous year | +225.2% |
| 1995 | -5.28 % change on previous year | +138.5% |
| 1996 | -3.86 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 1997 | -2.51 % change on previous year | -34.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1197 % change on previous year | -104.8% |
| 1999 | 1.26 % change on previous year | +954.3% |
| 2000 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -231.0% |
| 2001 | -3.29 % change on previous year | +99.1% |
| 2002 | -4.51 % change on previous year | +37.1% |
| 2003 | -5.28 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 2004 | -6.51 % change on previous year | +23.3% |
| 2005 | -5.56 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 2006 | -2.74 % change on previous year | -50.7% |
| 2007 | -1.44 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 2008 | -1.67 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 2009 | -1.73 % change on previous year | +3.9% |
| 2010 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2011 | -1.65 % change on previous year | -3.8% |
| 2012 | -0.1479 % change on previous year | -91.0% |
| 2013 | -0.7725 % change on previous year | +422.5% |
| 2014 | -0.0389 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
| 2015 | -3.98 % change on previous year | +10120.6% |
| 2016 | -1.41 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 2017 | -0.8638 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 2018 | -0.6916 % change on previous year | -19.9% |
| 2019 | -0.2716 % change on previous year | -60.7% |
| 2020 | 0.007 % change on previous year | -102.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2793 % change on previous year | +3899.7% |
| 2022 | 0.5988 % change on previous year | +114.4% |
| 2023 | 0.5537 % change on previous year | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0413 % change on previous year | -92.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.0413 % change on previous year is above the median for low income countries, which is -1.84 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.0413 % change on previous year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is -2.09 % change on previous year. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +10199.5% | 0.0052 % change on previous year | 0.5369 % change on previous year |
| 2015 | -10120.6% | -0.0389 % change on previous year | -3.98 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +3899.7% | 0.007 % change on previous year | 0.2793 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +954.3% | 0.1197 % change on previous year | 1.26 % change on previous year |
| 2013 | -422.5% | -0.1479 % change on previous year | -0.7725 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | -279.4% | 3.72 % change on previous year | -6.68 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.98 % change on previous year | 0.6888 % change on previous year | 3.28 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 1.14 % change on previous year | 0.0052 % change on previous year | 2.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.21 % change on previous year | 1.7 % change on previous year | 4.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.42 % change on previous year | -8.08 % change on previous year | 3.72 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -3.44 % change on previous year | -6.51 % change on previous year | -1.44 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.15 % change on previous year | -3.98 % change on previous year | -0.0389 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.296 % change on previous year | 0.007 % change on previous year | 0.5988 % change on previous year | 5 |
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- 30 Slovakia 0.3058 % change on previous year compare
- 32 Niger 0.0253 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Andorra 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Bahrain 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Dominica 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Saint Lucia 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Luxembourg 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Monaco 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Malta 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Palau 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 % change on previous year compare
- 33 British Virgin Islands 0 % change on previous year 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)
- 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 under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Liberia?
- Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate in Liberia was 0.0413 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.63 % change on previous year in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.08 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does Liberia rank for number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate?
- Liberia ranks 31st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 206.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of under-five deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Number of under-five deaths. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.