Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Liberia
Liberia: Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years was 11.1 per 1,000 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Liberia, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000.
Analysis
In 2024, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Liberia stood at 11.1 per 1,000. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Liberia peaked at 33.5 per 1,000 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 11.1 per 1,000, in 2024.
That places Liberia 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Liberia, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.5 per 1,000 | — |
| 1991 | 14.8 per 1,000 | -55.8% |
| 1992 | 23.5 per 1,000 | +58.8% |
| 1993 | 24.6 per 1,000 | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 19.9 per 1,000 | -19.1% |
| 1995 | 17.4 per 1,000 | -12.6% |
| 1996 | 18.2 per 1,000 | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 14.2 per 1,000 | -22.0% |
| 1998 | 14.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 14.2 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 14.1 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 14.1 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 17 per 1,000 | +21.4% |
| 2004 | 13.8 per 1,000 | -18.8% |
| 2005 | 13.7 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.5 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 13.4 per 1,000 | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 13.2 per 1,000 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.1 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 13 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.9 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 12.7 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 12.7 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 14.1 per 1,000 | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 12.6 per 1,000 | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 12.6 per 1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.5 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 12.4 per 1,000 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.2 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 12 per 1,000 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 11.7 per 1,000 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 11.4 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 11.1 per 1,000 | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.45 per 1,000 | 14.2 per 1,000 | 33.5 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.99 per 1,000 | 13.1 per 1,000 | 17 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.81 per 1,000 | 12.4 per 1,000 | 14.1 per 1,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.68 per 1,000 | 11.1 per 1,000 | 12.2 per 1,000 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 8 Chad 13.5 per 1,000 compare
- 9 Guinea 11.9 per 1,000 compare
- 10 Afghanistan 11.4 per 1,000 compare
- 12 Cameroon 10.3 per 1,000 compare
- 13 Central African Republic 10.1 per 1,000 compare
- 14 Equatorial Guinea 9.9 per 1,000 compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 9.9 per 1,000 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 probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Liberia?
- Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years in Liberia was 11.1 per 1,000 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5 per 1,000 in 1990.
- What is the lowest probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1 per 1,000 in 2024.
- How does Liberia rank for probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years?
- Liberia ranks 11th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.9%. 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 Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years (per 1,000). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of dying between age 15-19 years of age expressed per 1,000 adolescents age 15, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.