What is child mortality vs. health spending in Liberia?

Child mortality vs. health spending in Liberia was 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Liberia?

The highest recorded value was 31.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1961.

What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Liberia?

The lowest recorded value was 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Liberia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?

Liberia ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality vs. health spending in Liberia

Name: Child mortality vs. health spending in Liberia
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Liberia: Child mortality vs. health spending was 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

8.64 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

10th

of 199 countries

All-time high

31.01 deaths per 100 live births

in 1961

All-time low

8.64 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1954–2024

Child mortality vs. health spending in Liberia, 1954–2024

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for child mortality vs. health spending in Liberia is 8.64 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality vs. health spending in Liberia peaked at 31.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1961 and was at its lowest, 8.64 deaths per 100 live births, 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 71 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	30.55 deaths per 100 live births	30.25 deaths per 100 live births	30.89 deaths per 100 live births	6
1960s	30.38 deaths per 100 live births	29.06 deaths per 100 live births	31.01 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	26.69 deaths per 100 live births	24.97 deaths per 100 live births	28.59 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	24.86 deaths per 100 live births	24.11 deaths per 100 live births	26.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	25.03 deaths per 100 live births	20.8 deaths per 100 live births	27.23 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	14.51 deaths per 100 live births	10.95 deaths per 100 live births	19.49 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	9.55 deaths per 100 live births	8.87 deaths per 100 live births	10.57 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	8.76 deaths per 100 live births	8.64 deaths per 100 live births	8.83 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Liberia

7 Sierra Leone 9.05 deaths per 100 live births compare
8 Central African Republic 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
9 Democratic Republic of Congo 8.97 deaths per 100 live births compare
11 Burkina Faso 7.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
12 Benin 7.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
13 Mali 7.3 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More health data for Liberia

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)
Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 72,906 (2025)
Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 73,669 (2025)
Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 75,517 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 71,291 (2025)

All data for Liberia →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality vs. health spending in Liberia?: Child mortality vs. health spending in Liberia was 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 31.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1961.
What is the lowest child mortality vs. health spending recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 8.64 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Liberia rank for child mortality vs. health spending?: Liberia ranks 10th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality vs. health spending 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Child mortality vs. health spending
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 13,255 data points, 1931–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .