What is mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia?

Mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia was 86.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Liberia?

The highest recorded value was 310.1 per 1,000 live births in 1961.

What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Liberia?

The lowest recorded value was 86.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.

How does Liberia rank for mortality rate, under-5?

Liberia ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.

Is mortality rate, under-5 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia

Name: Mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia
Creator: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Liberia: Mortality rate, under-5 was 86.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

86.4 per 1,000 live births

Change on year

down 1.0%

World rank

10th

of 195 countries

All-time high

310.1 per 1,000 live births

in 1961

All-time low

86.4 per 1,000 live births

in 2024

Years of data

1960–2024

Mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia, 1960–2024

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia stood at 86.4 per 1,000 live births. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia peaked at 310.1 per 1,000 live births in 1961 and was at its lowest, 86.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.

That places Liberia 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	303.75 per 1,000 live births	290.6 per 1,000 live births	310.1 per 1,000 live births	10
1970s	266.88 per 1,000 live births	249.7 per 1,000 live births	285.9 per 1,000 live births	10
1980s	248.56 per 1,000 live births	241.1 per 1,000 live births	265.5 per 1,000 live births	10
1990s	250.29 per 1,000 live births	208 per 1,000 live births	272.3 per 1,000 live births	10
2000s	145.07 per 1,000 live births	109.5 per 1,000 live births	194.9 per 1,000 live births	10
2010s	95.47 per 1,000 live births	88.7 per 1,000 live births	105.7 per 1,000 live births	10
2020s	87.56 per 1,000 live births	86.4 per 1,000 live births	88.3 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 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
8 Democratic Republic of Congo 89.7 per 1,000 live births compare
11 Burkina Faso 74.9 per 1,000 live births compare
12 Benin 74.7 per 1,000 live births compare
13 Mali 73 per 1,000 live births compare

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Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 72,658 (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia?: Mortality rate, under-5 in Liberia was 86.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Liberia?: The highest recorded value was 310.1 per 1,000 live births in 1961.
What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Liberia?: The lowest recorded value was 86.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
How does Liberia rank for mortality rate, under-5?: Liberia ranks 10th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is mortality rate, under-5 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit: per 1,000 live births
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.