Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Liberia
Liberia: Under-five mortality rate, by sex was 86.39 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
86.39 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 212 countries
All-time high
194.86 per 1,000 live births
in 2000
All-time low
86.39 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Liberia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 86.39 per 1,000 live births for under-five mortality rate, by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, under-five mortality rate, by sex in Liberia peaked at 194.86 per 1,000 live births in 2000 and was at its lowest, 86.39 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Liberia 10th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Liberia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 194.86 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 2001 | 181.66 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 168.55 per 1,000 live births | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 156.17 per 1,000 live births | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 144.81 per 1,000 live births | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 134.9 per 1,000 live births | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 126.49 per 1,000 live births | -6.2% |
| 2007 | 119.64 per 1,000 live births | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 114.03 per 1,000 live births | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 109.48 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 105.71 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 102.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2012 | 99.53 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 97 per 1,000 live births | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 96.95 per 1,000 live births | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 93.21 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 91.51 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 90.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 89.38 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 88.74 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 88.33 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 88.01 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.78 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.29 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 86.39 per 1,000 live births | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 145.06 per 1,000 live births | 109.48 per 1,000 live births | 194.86 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.47 per 1,000 live births | 88.74 per 1,000 live births | 105.71 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.56 per 1,000 live births | 86.39 per 1,000 live births | 88.33 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 7 Sierra Leone 90.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 8 Central African Republic 89.73 per 1,000 live births compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo 89.68 per 1,000 live births compare
- 11 Burkina Faso 74.89 per 1,000 live births compare
- 12 Benin 74.75 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Mali 72.98 per 1,000 live births 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)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, female, per capita 0.0636 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, annual growth rate 0.7689 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 05-09, male, per capita 0.0652 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 10-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9264 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is under-five mortality rate, by sex in Liberia?
- Under-five mortality rate, by sex in Liberia was 86.39 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest under-five mortality rate, by sex recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 194.86 per 1,000 live births in 2000.
- What is the lowest under-five mortality rate, by sex recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.39 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Liberia ranks 10th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is under-five mortality rate, by sex rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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