Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Liberia
Liberia: Number of deaths ages 5-9 years was 1,244 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Liberia stood at 1,244.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Liberia peaked at 2,651 in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1,102, in 1991.
Liberia ranks 53rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,240 | — |
| 1991 | 1,102 | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 2,423 | +119.9% |
| 1993 | 2,651 | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 1,489 | -43.8% |
| 1995 | 1,596 | +7.2% |
| 1996 | 1,659 | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 1,506 | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 1,593 | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 1,370 | -14.0% |
| 2000 | 1,363 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1,344 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 1,320 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1,479 | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 1,240 | -16.2% |
| 2005 | 1,240 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1,257 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,261 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,253 | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 1,241 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1,234 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1,244 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 1,262 | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,281 | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 1,515 | +18.3% |
| 2015 | 1,574 | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1,328 | -15.6% |
| 2017 | 1,343 | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1,353 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 1,352 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1,343 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1,326 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 1,301 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 1,271 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 1,244 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,663 | 1,102 | 2,651 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,300 | 1,240 | 1,479 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,349 | 1,234 | 1,574 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,297 | 1,244 | 1,343 | 5 |
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More education data for Liberia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 151.16 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5,838 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 31,372 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 16,718 (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 27,165 (2012)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Liberia?
- Number of deaths ages 5-9 years in Liberia was 1,244 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 2,651 in 1993.
- What is the lowest number of deaths ages 5-9 years recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,102 in 1991.
- How does Liberia rank for number of deaths ages 5-9 years?
- Liberia ranks 53rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of deaths ages 5-9 years rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 Number of deaths ages 5-9 years. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths of children ages 5-9 years