Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Liberia
Liberia: Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre was 0.083 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.083 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
30th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.1701 units per square kilometre
in 1990
All-time low
0.0819 units per square kilometre
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Liberia, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 0.083 units per square kilometre for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Liberia peaked at 0.1701 units per square kilometre in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0819 units per square kilometre, in 2020.
Liberia ranks 30th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Liberia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0953 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 0.0979 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1002 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 0.1023 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 0.1039 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.1051 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 0.1061 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.1071 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 0.1072 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.1078 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1091 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1103 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.1117 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.1135 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.1155 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.1177 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 0.12 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 0.1222 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 0.1243 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1266 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.1291 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.1329 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.1379 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1439 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 0.1503 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1572 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.164 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 0.1701 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 0.1583 units per square kilometre | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 0.1452 units per square kilometre | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 0.1444 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.1414 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.134 units per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1291 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1261 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.128 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1261 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.1221 units per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1167 units per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1107 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1037 units per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0981 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0956 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0944 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.093 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0915 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.09 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0887 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0887 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0881 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0878 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0845 units per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0833 units per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0821 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0821 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0826 units per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.083 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Liberia compared with similar countries
- Liberia's 0.083 units per square kilometre is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.067 units per square kilometre, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Liberia's 0.083 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0572 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1011 units per square kilometre | 0.0925 units per square kilometre | 0.1069 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.112 units per square kilometre | 0.1071 units per square kilometre | 0.12 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1388 units per square kilometre | 0.1222 units per square kilometre | 0.164 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1402 units per square kilometre | 0.1258 units per square kilometre | 0.1701 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1052 units per square kilometre | 0.0915 units per square kilometre | 0.1261 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0858 units per square kilometre | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | 0.09 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0824 units per square kilometre | 0.0819 units per square kilometre | 0.083 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 27 Singapore 0.0905 units per square kilometre compare
- 28 Lebanon 0.0872 units per square kilometre compare
- 29 Guinea-Bissau 0.0868 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Ghana 0.0811 units per square kilometre compare
- 32 Marshall Islands 0.0778 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Equatorial Guinea 0.0739 units per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Liberia?
- Number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre in Liberia was 0.083 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1701 units per square kilometre in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0819 units per square kilometre in 2020.
- How does Liberia rank for number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre?
- Liberia ranks 30th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male, per square kilometre rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
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
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, male divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.