Number of under-five deaths, male in Liberia
Liberia: Number of under-five deaths, male was 8,007 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8,007
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
48th
of 197 countries
All-time high
16,380
in 1990
All-time low
7,887
in 2020
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Number of under-five deaths, male 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, male in Liberia stood at 8,007.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Liberia peaked at 16,380 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7,887, in 2020.
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, male in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 8,626 | — |
| 1961 | 8,911 | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 9,179 | +3.0% |
| 1963 | 9,433 | +2.8% |
| 1964 | 9,655 | +2.4% |
| 1965 | 9,849 | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 10,009 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 10,127 | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 10,221 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 10,293 | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 10,313 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 10,323 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 10,388 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 10,504 | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 10,626 | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 10,763 | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 10,933 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 11,125 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 11,332 | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 11,563 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 11,771 | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 11,973 | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 12,190 | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 12,439 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 12,799 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 13,284 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 13,859 | +4.3% |
| 1987 | 14,479 | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 15,137 | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 15,797 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 16,380 | +3.7% |
| 1991 | 15,245 | -6.9% |
| 1992 | 13,986 | -8.3% |
| 1993 | 13,906 | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 13,621 | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 12,911 | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 12,431 | -3.7% |
| 1997 | 12,116 | -2.5% |
| 1998 | 12,142 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 12,327 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 12,143 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 11,756 | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 11,242 | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 10,666 | -5.1% |
| 2004 | 9,987 | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 9,445 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 9,209 | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 9,097 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 8,961 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 8,814 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 8,669 | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 8,543 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 8,541 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 8,481 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 8,460 | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 8,137 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 8,025 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 7,956 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 7,904 | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 7,888 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 7,887 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 7,904 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 7,953 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 7,995 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 8,007 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9,630 | 8,626 | 10,293 | 10 |
| 1970s | 10,787 | 10,313 | 11,563 | 10 |
| 1980s | 13,373 | 11,771 | 15,797 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,506 | 12,116 | 16,380 | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,132 | 8,814 | 12,143 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,260 | 7,888 | 8,669 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,949 | 7,887 | 8,007 | 5 |
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More education data for Liberia
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0497 % change on previous year (2014)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 37,210 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Liberia?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Liberia was 8,007 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, male recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 16,380 in 1990.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,887 in 2020.
- How does Liberia rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Liberia ranks 48th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.4%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.