Maternal mortality ratio in Liberia
The maternal mortality ratio in Liberia was 628 per 100,000 live births in 2023. The value for 2023 is the lowest since 2005.
Liberia, 2023
628
Change from 2022
−6per 100,000 live births
World, 2023
197 per 100,000 live births
Position in 2023
5th of 194
Maternal mortality ratio in Liberia over time
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Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Liberia | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 628 per 100,000 live births | 197 per 100,000 live births |
| 2022 | 634 per 100,000 live births | 203 per 100,000 live births |
| 2021 | 667 per 100,000 live births | 242 per 100,000 live births |
| 2020 | 664 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2019 | 689 per 100,000 live births | 207 per 100,000 live births |
| 2018 | 707 per 100,000 live births | 211 per 100,000 live births |
| 2017 | 703 per 100,000 live births | 215 per 100,000 live births |
| 2016 | 690 per 100,000 live births | 220 per 100,000 live births |
| 2015 | 784 per 100,000 live births | 228 per 100,000 live births |
| 2014 | 801 per 100,000 live births | 231 per 100,000 live births |
| 2013 | 725 per 100,000 live births | 235 per 100,000 live births |
| 2012 | 728 per 100,000 live births | 239 per 100,000 live births |
| 2011 | 726 per 100,000 live births | 247 per 100,000 live births |
| 2010 | 712 per 100,000 live births | 253 per 100,000 live births |
| 2009 | 674 per 100,000 live births | 258 per 100,000 live births |
| 2008 | 663 per 100,000 live births | 264 per 100,000 live births |
| 2007 | 659 per 100,000 live births | 269 per 100,000 live births |
| 2006 | 647 per 100,000 live births | 276 per 100,000 live births |
| 2005 | 619 per 100,000 live births | 283 per 100,000 live births |
| 2004 | 645 per 100,000 live births | 291 per 100,000 live births |
| 2003 | 759 per 100,000 live births | 301 per 100,000 live births |
| 2002 | 700 per 100,000 live births | 311 per 100,000 live births |
| 2001 | 720 per 100,000 live births | 321 per 100,000 live births |
| 2000 | 786 per 100,000 live births | 328 per 100,000 live births |
| 1999 | 852 per 100,000 live births | 340 per 100,000 live births |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −6 from 634 per 100,000 live births in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 725 per 100,000 live births, the figure has changed by −97.
- Among the 194 countries with data for 2023, Liberia has the 5th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2023 was 197 per 100,000 live births.
More for Liberia
All statistics for Liberia
Under-five mortality rate
86.4 per 1,000 live births
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
62.2 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
12.4 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
54.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
49
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.55 litres
2024 · WHO