Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Liberia
Liberia: Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita was 0.0014 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Liberia, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.0014 units per person for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Liberia peaked at 0.0078 units per person in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 units per person, in 2024.
Liberia ranks 11th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0076 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0076 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 0.0077 units per person | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 0.0077 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.0076 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 0.0075 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0073 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1969 | 0.0072 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.007 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0069 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0067 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0066 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0065 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0064 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0062 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0062 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.006 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.006 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0059 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0059 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.006 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0061 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0062 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0063 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0074 units per person | +17.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0078 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0067 units per person | -13.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0065 units per person | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0063 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.006 units per person | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0056 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 0.005 units per person | -9.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 units per person | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0044 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0041 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0039 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0036 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0032 units per person | -7.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0029 units per person | -9.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0026 units per person | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0025 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0023 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0022 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0021 units per person | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.002 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.002 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0019 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0017 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0017 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0016 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0015 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0015 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0075 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0077 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.006 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0018 units per person | 0.0016 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0014 units per person | 0.0015 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 8 Mali 0.0015 units per person compare
- 9 Sierra Leone 0.0014 units per person compare
- 10 South Sudan 0.0014 units per person compare
- 12 Benin 0.0013 units per person compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.0012 units per person compare
- 14 Mozambique 0.0012 units per person compare
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, male, per capita in Liberia?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita in Liberia was 0.0014 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 units per person in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per capita recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 units per person in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per capita?
- Liberia ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per capita rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, male, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, male ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, male Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.