Children died before five per woman in Liberia
Liberia: Children died before five per woman was 0.3516 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.3516
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
11th
of 200 countries
All-time high
2.02
in 1963
All-time low
0.3516
in 2024
Years of data
71
1954–2024
Children died before five per woman in Liberia, 1954–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.3516 for children died before five 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, children died before five per woman in Liberia peaked at 2.02 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.3516, 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.
Children died before five per woman in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1954 | 1.86 | — |
| 1955 | 1.88 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 1.9 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 1.92 | +1.2% |
| 1958 | 1.94 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 1.96 | +1.2% |
| 1960 | 1.98 | +0.9% |
| 1961 | 2 | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 2.01 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 2.02 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 2.02 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 2.02 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.01 | -0.7% |
| 1967 | 1.99 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 1.96 | -1.3% |
| 1969 | 1.93 | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1.88 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 1.84 | -2.1% |
| 1972 | 1.83 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 1.81 | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 1.8 | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.78 | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.77 | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 1.76 | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 1.74 | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 1.73 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 1.69 | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.67 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.64 | -1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.63 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 1.63 | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 1.63 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 1.65 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.67 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 1.69 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 1.71 | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.72 | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 1.72 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.71 | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.67 | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.63 | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.57 | -3.7% |
| 1996 | 1.49 | -4.5% |
| 1997 | 1.41 | -5.4% |
| 1998 | 1.33 | -6.1% |
| 1999 | 1.24 | -6.7% |
| 2000 | 1.14 | -7.6% |
| 2001 | 1.05 | -8.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9528 | -9.2% |
| 2003 | 0.8663 | -9.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7973 | -8.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7445 | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.6995 | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6534 | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6076 | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5664 | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.5347 | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 0.5089 | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4858 | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.4607 | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.4481 | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4216 | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4083 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.3969 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3875 | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3777 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3686 | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.3598 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.3678 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.3605 | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3516 | -2.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.3516 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.2501, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.3516 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.91 | 1.86 | 1.96 | 6 |
| 1960s | 1.99 | 1.93 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.79 | 1.73 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.66 | 1.63 | 1.71 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.55 | 1.24 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8082 | 0.5664 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.443 | 0.3777 | 0.5347 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3617 | 0.3516 | 0.3686 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 8 Mali 0.389 compare
- 9 Central African Republic 0.384 compare
- 10 Burkina Faso 0.3535 compare
- 12 Sierra Leone 0.3376 compare
- 13 Benin 0.3326 compare
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2856 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 children died before five per woman in Liberia?
- Children died before five per woman in Liberia was 0.3516 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest children died before five per woman recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 in 1963.
- What is the lowest children died before five per woman recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3516 in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for children died before five per woman?
- Liberia ranks 11th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children died before five 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Children died before five per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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