Liberia vs Sierra Leone: Infant mortality

Infant mortality in 2023: 55.9 per 1,000 live births in Liberia and 71.6 per 1,000 live births in Sierra Leone, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Sierra Leone, by 15.7 per 1,000 live births, or 1.28 times that in Liberia.

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deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

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What the numbers say

Sierra Leone has been higher since 1997, when it overtook Liberia.
In 2023, Liberia ranked 11 and Sierra Leone ranked 1 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Liberia at 20 per 1,000 live births and Sierra Leone at 21.1 per 1,000 live births in 2100.
The world as a whole: 27.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023.

Every year

deaths per 1,000 live births · UN

Year	Liberia	Sierra Leone	World
2023	55.9	71.6	27.3
2022	57.3	73.9	28.2
2021	58.8	76.3	28.4
2020	60.2	78.8	28.7
2019	61.7	81.3	29.2
2018	63.2	83.9	29.7
2017	64.6	87	30.3
2016	66.2	89.5	31.1
2015	69	93.1	32.1
2014	70.3	96.4	32.9
2013	70.7	98.9	33.9
2012	72.5	102.4	35
2011	74.7	105.9	36.8
2010	77.1	109.5	37.7
2009	80	113.4	39.1
2008	83.3	116.9	40.4
2007	87.2	120.6	42
2006	91.7	124.1	43.7
2005	96.8	127.4	45.4
2004	102.4	130.6	47.2
2003	110.8	133.5	48.8
2002	114.9	136.4	50.6
2001	121.5	139	52.2
2000	128.1	141.9	53.7
1999	134.5	143.9	55.5
1998	140.6	147.6	57.1
1997	146.2	148.5	58.3
1996	154.5	150.3	59.6
1995	157.9	152.8	60.8
1994	163.2	153.9	62
1993	164	154.1	62.9
1992	162.8	155.1	64.1
1991	164.2	156.7	64.9
1990	163.4	157.1	64.9
1989	162.6	158.1	66.2
1988	161.5	159.1	68
1987	160.1	160.1	68.6
1986	158.8	161.5	70.8
1985	158.7	162.4	72.9
1984	157	163.5	74.6
1983	156.6	164.6	76.1
1982	156.8	165.9	76.6
1981	157.4	167.3	78.7
1980	158.3	168.7	80.6
1979	159.5	170.1	82.5
1978	161	171.7	84.7
1977	162.7	173.2	86.4
1976	164.4	174.9	88.1
1975	166.3	176.5	89.6
1974	168.3	178.2	90.9
1973	170.3	180	92.1
1972	172.3	181.8	93.6
1971	174.4	183.6	96.1
1970	176.3	185.5	96.9
1969	178.1	187.3	98.3
1968	179.9	189.2	100.2
1967	181.5	191.2	103.1
1966	182.9	193.2	104.9
1965	184.1	195.1	106.4
1964	185	197.1	106.1
1963	185.7	199.1	107.7
1962	186.1	201.1	110.2
1961	186.4	203	121.5
1960	186.4	204.9	131.8
1959	186.4	206.8	125.7
1958	186.3	208.6	117.7
1957	186.1	210.4	120
1956	186	212.1	121.9
1955	185.9	213.8	124.8
1954	185.9	215.5	127.7
1953	185.9	217.2	130.1
1952	185.9	218.8	132.7
1951	186	220.4	136
1950	186.1	222	138.1

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Liberia	Sierra Leone	World
2024	55.147–63.4	70.561.3–79.5	26.9
2025	54.343.4–65.9	69.357–82.2	26.4
2026	53.540–68.8	68.153.3–84.4	25.9
2027	52.737.1–69	66.949.1–84.7	25.4
2028	5234.8–70	65.846.9–87.6	24.9
2029	51.232.5–71.9	64.844.7–88.4	24.5
2030	50.530–72.8	63.842.5–89	24
2031	49.828.1–73.3	62.739.7–89.1	23.6
2032	49.126.4–72.9	61.738.1–89.8	23.2
2033	48.525.4–75.2	60.736.2–89.9	22.8
2034	47.924.9–75.9	59.733.3–90.1	22.3
2035	47.123.7–76.7	58.732.3–91.1	21.9
2036	46.521.9–77	57.730.8–91.1	21.5
2037	45.821.2–76.3	56.729–91.7	21.1
2038	45.119.9–77.6	55.927.7–91.8	20.8
2039	44.518.9–78.9	5526.6–92.3	20.4
2040	4418.4–79.5	54.225.8–93.5	20
2041	43.417.2–79	53.324–91.3	19.7
2042	42.816.7–79.1	52.422.7–92.4	19.4
2043	42.216–79.5	51.721.9–93	19
2044	41.615.7–79.3	50.920.2–92.1	18.7
2045	4114.9–78.9	5019.7–91.2	18.4
2046	40.514.2–80.3	49.318.7–91.3	18.2
2047	4013.8–82.1	48.518.3–91.8	17.9
2048	39.413–81.4	47.817.7–91.1	17.7
2049	38.912.7–81.6	4716.8–93.6	17.5
2050	38.312.3–80.1	46.416.4–92.2	17.3
2051	37.812–79.8	45.816.2–92.8	17.1
2052	37.311.6–80.6	45.115–92.7	16.9
2053	36.811.5–81.1	44.514.2–90.8	16.7
2054	36.311.1–81.9	43.813.7–92.2	16.5
2055	35.810.9–81.4	43.113.1–91.2	16.3
2056	35.311–82.3	42.512.8–89.2	16.1
2057	34.910.4–83.4	41.912.1–91.2	15.9
2058	34.510.3–83.7	41.312–91.8	15.7
2059	33.910.1–83.8	40.611.8–89.8	15.5
2060	33.49.9–82.6	39.911.2–91	15.3
2061	32.99.9–83.8	39.210.7–89.7	15.1
2062	32.49.5–82.1	38.610.8–89.6	14.9
2063	31.99.1–80.7	37.99.9–89.6	14.7
2064	31.38.4–81.1	37.39.6–89.8	14.5
2065	30.98.5–79.4	36.79.6–88.7	14.3
2066	30.58.5–81.7	36.19.5–90.1	14.1
2067	30.18.2–81.9	35.59.2–88.1	13.9
2068	29.78–81.6	34.99.1–87.5	13.8
2069	29.27.8–82.3	34.48.7–88	13.6
2070	28.87.7–80.1	33.78.6–87.8	13.4
2071	28.47.8–80.6	33.28.6–88.1	13.2
2072	28.17.6–80.3	32.78.5–88.5	13
2073	27.77.4–80	32.18.2–87.5	12.9
2074	27.37.2–80	31.68.2–87.6	12.7
2075	26.97.1–78.5	318–86.2	12.6
2076	26.57–79.5	30.67.7–85.9	12.4
2077	26.27–80.1	30.17.4–84	12.3
2078	25.96.9–80.5	29.67.5–83.2	12.1
2079	25.56.7–82	29.27.2–86.1	12
2080	25.26.5–80.3	28.77.1–83.8	11.8
2081	24.96.4–78.9	28.26.9–83.6	11.7
2082	24.66.4–77.8	27.86.6–83.4	11.6
2083	24.36.5–76.5	27.46.7–84.6	11.5
2084	23.96.2–78.2	276.6–81.7	11.4
2085	23.66–76.1	26.66.6–82.9	11.3
2086	23.36–75.3	26.26.4–81.4	11.1
2087	236.1–74.8	25.86.2–81	11
2088	22.76–73.1	25.46.1–80.2	10.9
2089	22.56–72.2	25.16–80.9	10.8
2090	22.25.8–71.4	24.65.9–78.4	10.7
2091	225.7–73.7	24.35.9–77.6	10.6
2092	21.85.8–73.1	23.95.7–76	10.5
2093	21.55.6–72.8	23.65.6–73.7	10.4
2094	21.35.6–73.8	23.25.5–73.1	10.3
2095	21.15.5–74.2	22.85.5–75.4	10.1
2096	20.95.1–74	22.55.5–74.1	10
2097	20.65.1–73.7	22.25.5–74.7	9.9
2098	20.44.8–71.9	21.85.2–71.5	9.8
2099	20.24.8–73	21.55.2–73.7	9.7
2100	205–71.5	21.15–73.1	9.6

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Babies who die before their first birthday, per 1,000 born alive.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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