Youth mortality rate in Liberia
Liberia: Youth mortality rate was 10.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
10.08
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
10th
of 199 countries
All-time high
31.92
in 1992
All-time low
10.08
in 2024
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Youth mortality rate in Liberia, 1975–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth mortality rate in Liberia is 10.08, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth mortality rate in Liberia peaked at 31.92 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10.08, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 10th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.1 | 27.38 | 28.87 | 5 |
| 1980s | 27.28 | 26.53 | 28.96 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.2 | 23.15 | 31.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.55 | 12.69 | 21.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.22 | 10.45 | 12.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.26 | 10.08 | 10.39 | 5 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,097 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 73,964 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 72,718 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 70,974 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 70,922 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 73,179 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 71,424 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth mortality rate in Liberia?
- Youth mortality rate in Liberia was 10.08 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth mortality rate recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.92 in 1992.
- What is the lowest youth mortality rate recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.08 in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for youth mortality rate?
- Liberia ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth mortality rate rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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