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Infant mortality in Liberia

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 1 of 41 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Infant mortality, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Liberia · World
−4.8 since 2014
Liberia World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Infant mortality · per 1,000 people
Liberia
63.2
World
27.7

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Liberia · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 63.2 · 2024
First value 198.3 · 1960
Highest 198.9 · 1961
Lowest 63.2 · 2024
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearLiberiaChange World
2024 63.2 −0.4 27.7
2023 63.6 ±0.0 28.4
2022 63.6 +0.1 29.3
2021 63.5 +0.1 29.3
2020 63.4 +0.1 29.1
2019 63.3 −0.1 29.2
2018 63.4 −0.3 29.6
2017 63.7 −0.5 30.0
2016 64.2 −0.9 30.6
2015 65.1 −2.9 31.5
2014 68.0 +1.0 32.1
2013 67.0 −1.3 33.1
2012 68.3 −1.6 34.0
2011 69.9 −1.8 35.9
2010 71.7 −2.1 36.7
2009 73.8 −2.7 38.0
2008 76.5 −3.3 39.2
2007 79.8 −4.0 40.7
2006 83.8 −5.2 42.3
2005 89.0 −6.0 44.1
2004 95.0 −7.0 46.3
2003 102.0 −7.5 48.0
2002 109.5 −8.0 49.9
2001 117.5 −8.0 51.9
2000 125.5 −7.9 53.3
1999 133.4 −7.6 55.1
1998 141.0 −7.3 57.0
1997 148.3 −6.8 58.1
1996 155.1 −5.9 59.5
1995 161.0 −5.1 60.2
1994 166.1 −3.7 61.4
1993 169.8 −2.1 62.5
1992 171.9 −0.4 63.3
1991 172.3 +1.4 64.0
1990 170.9 +2.9 64.0
1989 168.0 +3.7 —
1988 164.3 +3.8 —
1987 160.5 +3.3 —
1986 157.2 +2.5 —
1985 154.7 +1.3 —
1984 153.4 +0.1 —
1983 153.3 −0.9 —
1982 154.2 −1.5 —
1981 155.7 −1.8 —
1980 157.5 −2.2 —
1979 159.7 −2.4 —
1978 162.1 −2.5 —
1977 164.6 −2.6 —
1976 167.2 −2.7 —
1975 169.9 −2.9 —
1974 172.8 −2.9 —
1973 175.7 −2.9 —
1972 178.6 −3.0 —
1971 181.6 −2.9 —
1970 184.5 −3.1 —
1969 187.6 −2.9 —
1968 190.5 −2.6 —
1967 193.1 −2.1 —
1966 195.2 −1.5 —
1965 196.7 −1.0 —
1964 197.7 −0.8 —
1963 198.5 −0.4 —
1962 198.9 ±0.0 —
1961 198.9 +0.6 —
1960 198.3 —

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2019 · Place 1 is the highest value.

#TerritoryInfant mortality
41 Finland 1.9
40 Norway 2.0
39 Czechia 2.4
38 South Korea 2.6
37 Italy 2.6
36 Spain 2.6
35 Germany 3.1
34 Lithuania 3.3
33 France 3.3
32 Netherlands 3.5
31 Greece 3.5
30 Poland 3.8
29 United Kingdom 3.8
28 Canada 4.5
27 Russia 4.8
26 United States 5.5
25 Bulgaria 5.5
24 Romania 5.6
23 Saudi Arabia 5.7
22 China 6.0
21 Chile 6.0
20 Argentina 8.9
19 Türkiye 9.4
18 Ecuador 11.7
17 Colombia 12.3
16 Lebanon 12.6
15 Brazil 12.9
14 Mexico 13.7
13 Honduras 14.9
12 Indonesia 18.5
11 Algeria 20.7
10 Philippines 22.6
9 Egypt 22.9
8 Bangladesh 25.4
7 India 29.8
6 Gabon 30.1
5 Congo - Brazzaville 33.2
4 Yemen 39.0
3 Congo - Kinshasa 56.5
2 Liberia 63.3
1 Sierra Leone 64.0

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2019

What it means

Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.

How it is calculated

Deaths under one year of age divided by live births, times 1,000.