Equatorial Guinea vs Liberia: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex

Equatorial Guinea
4.8%
in 2023
Liberia
5.1%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
13th
Liberia rank
11th

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 5.1% against 4.8% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Liberia's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Liberia ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th and Liberia ranks 11th of 236 countries.

Liberia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Liberia Difference Ahead
1950s 15.1% 17.3% 2.2% Liberia
1960s 14.2% 17.1% 2.9% Liberia
1970s 13.5% 15.6% 2.1% Liberia
1980s 11.5% 14.7% 3.3% Liberia
1990s 10.3% 14.4% 4.1% Liberia
2000s 8.6% 9.4% 0.8% Liberia
2010s 6.3% 6.3% 0.0% Liberia
2020s 5.0% 5.3% 0.2% Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Equatorial Guinea or Liberia?
Liberia, at 5.1% against 4.8% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?
0.3%, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Liberia rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th and Liberia ranks 11th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.