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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
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Latest value · 2024
63.2per 1,000
−0.4
since 2023
Countries · 2024
1 of 41
Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014
−4.8
vs World
+35.5
World: 27.7 · 2024
Infant mortality, 1960 – 2024 per 1,000 people · Liberia · World
−4.8 since 2014
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1960
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1990
2000
2024
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
| Year | Liberia | Change | 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.
| # | Territory | Infant 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.
People
Liberia in numbers
Population
5.7M
2025
Population growth
2.09%
2025
Population density
58.3
2024
Median age
18.4
2023
Children under 15
39.1%
2025
Residents 65 and over
3.3%
2025
Life expectancy
62.3
2024
Births per woman
3.86
2024
Birth rate
30.6
2024
Net migration
-0.9
2023
Born abroad
1.3%
2024
Urban population
56.1%
2025