Number of under-five deaths, female in Liberia
Liberia: Number of under-five deaths, female was 6,527 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
6,527
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
48th
of 197 countries
All-time high
14,121
in 1990
All-time low
6,433
in 2019
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, female in Liberia, 1960–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, female in Liberia stood at 6,527.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female in Liberia peaked at 14,121 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6,433, in 2019.
That places Liberia 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7,425 | — |
| 1961 | 7,667 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 7,894 | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 8,102 | +2.6% |
| 1964 | 8,290 | +2.3% |
| 1965 | 8,468 | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 8,613 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 8,722 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 8,797 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 8,856 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 8,869 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 8,860 | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 8,898 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 8,982 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 9,084 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 9,198 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 9,344 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 9,510 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 9,688 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 9,885 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 10,058 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 10,228 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 10,409 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 10,626 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 10,947 | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 11,375 | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 11,875 | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 12,437 | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 13,025 | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 13,610 | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 14,121 | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 13,220 | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 12,179 | -7.9% |
| 1993 | 12,081 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 11,791 | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 11,160 | -5.4% |
| 1996 | 10,711 | -4.0% |
| 1997 | 10,444 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 10,445 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,545 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 10,351 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 9,998 | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 9,531 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 9,011 | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 8,410 | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 7,929 | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 7,689 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 7,558 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 7,416 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 7,279 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 7,148 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 7,013 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 6,992 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6,932 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 6,947 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 6,657 | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 6,561 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 6,504 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 6,456 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 6,433 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 6,435 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,458 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 6,495 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 6,533 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 6,527 | -0.1% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 6,527 is below the median for low income countries, which is 22,988, 28% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 6,527 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 13,955, 47% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8,283 | 7,425 | 8,856 | 10 |
| 1970s | 9,232 | 8,860 | 9,885 | 10 |
| 1980s | 11,459 | 10,058 | 13,610 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,670 | 10,444 | 14,121 | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,517 | 7,279 | 10,351 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,764 | 6,433 | 7,148 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,490 | 6,435 | 6,533 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
More education data for Liberia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17,857 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 14,815 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123,519 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 123,876 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 274,573 (2020)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 569,741 (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.417 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.106 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female in Liberia?
- Number of under-five deaths, female in Liberia was 6,527 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 14,121 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,433 in 2019.
- How does Liberia rank for number of under-five deaths, female?
- Liberia ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.