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
Latest (2024)
0.3516 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
11th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.02 under-five deaths per woman
in 1963
All-time low
0.3516 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
71
1954–2024
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.
Number of child deaths per woman in Liberia, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1.86 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1955 | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 1.9 under-five deaths per woman | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 1.92 under-five deaths per woman | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 1.94 under-five deaths per woman | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 1.98 under-five deaths per woman | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 2 under-five deaths per woman | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 2.01 under-five deaths per woman | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.02 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.01 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.99 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.96 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.93 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.88 under-five deaths per woman | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.84 under-five deaths per woman | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.83 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.81 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.8 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.78 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.77 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.76 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.74 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.73 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.64 under-five deaths per woman | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.65 under-five deaths per woman | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.69 under-five deaths per woman | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.72 under-five deaths per woman | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.71 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.67 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.63 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.57 under-five deaths per woman | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.49 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.41 under-five deaths per woman | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.33 under-five deaths per woman | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.24 under-five deaths per woman | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.14 under-five deaths per woman | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9528 under-five deaths per woman | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8663 under-five deaths per woman | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7973 under-five deaths per woman | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7445 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6995 under-five deaths per woman | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6534 under-five deaths per woman | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6076 under-five deaths per woman | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5664 under-five deaths per woman | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5347 under-five deaths per woman | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5089 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4858 under-five deaths per woman | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4607 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4481 under-five deaths per woman | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4216 under-five deaths per woman | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4083 under-five deaths per woman | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3969 under-five deaths per woman | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3875 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3777 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3686 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3598 under-five deaths per woman | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3678 under-five deaths per woman | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3605 under-five deaths per woman | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman | -2.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.3516 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214 under-five deaths per woman, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1282 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.229 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1597 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5564 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2896 (2050)
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
Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).