Number of youth deaths in Liberia
Liberia: Number of youth deaths was 16,821 deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of youth deaths in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of youth deaths in Liberia stood at 16,821 deaths.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Liberia peaked at 32,434 deaths in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16,703 deaths, in 2019.
Liberia ranks 48th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Liberia, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32,434 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 30,195 deaths | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 29,971 deaths | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 30,141 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 27,742 deaths | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 26,601 deaths | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 25,775 deaths | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 24,992 deaths | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 25,165 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 25,102 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 24,711 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 23,938 deaths | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 22,917 deaths | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 22,036 deaths | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 20,408 deaths | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 19,386 deaths | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 18,942 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 18,715 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 18,437 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 18,147 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 17,872 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 17,636 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 17,647 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 17,562 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 17,944 deaths | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 17,445 deaths | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 16,858 deaths | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 16,782 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 16,721 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 16,703 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 16,709 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16,736 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 16,801 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 16,848 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 16,821 deaths | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,812 deaths | 24,992 deaths | 32,434 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 20,764 deaths | 18,147 deaths | 24,711 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,317 deaths | 16,703 deaths | 17,944 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,783 deaths | 16,709 deaths | 16,848 deaths | 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 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of youth deaths in Liberia?
- Number of youth deaths in Liberia was 16,821 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of youth deaths recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,434 deaths in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,703 deaths in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for number of youth deaths?
- Liberia ranks 48th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.