Number of child deaths per woman in Liberia
Liberia: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths per woman in Liberia, 1954–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman for number of child deaths per woman in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 71 years on record.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Liberia peaked at 2.02 under-five deaths per woman in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 11th of 200 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 | 1.91 under-five deaths per woman | 1.86 under-five deaths per woman | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | 6 |
| 1960s | 1.99 under-five deaths per woman | 1.93 under-five deaths per woman | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.79 under-five deaths per woman | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 under-five deaths per woman | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 under-five deaths per woman | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8082 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5664 under-five deaths per woman | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.443 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3777 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5347 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3617 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3686 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 8 Mali 0.389 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 9 Central African Republic 0.384 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 0.3535 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.3376 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 13 Benin 0.3326 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Liberia
- Fertility rate vs. Human Development Index 3.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Fertility rate: births per woman 3.95 live births per woman (2023)
- Human Development Index 0.51 (2023)
- Rule of Law - Governance estimate -0.868 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Rule of Law - Governance score 42.03 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance score 54.89 0-100 (2024)
- Voice and Accountability - Governance estimate -0.1118 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance score 61.99 0-100 (2024)
- Political Stability - Governance estimate -0.2285 approx. -2.5 to +2.5 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Liberia?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Liberia was 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 under-five deaths per woman in 1963.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Liberia ranks 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).