Liberia vs Nigeria: Stillbirth rate
Liberia
2.42 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Nigeria
2.39 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Liberia rank
11th
Nigeria rank
12th
Stillbirth rate over time
- Liberia
- Nigeria
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 2.42 deaths per 100 births against 2.39 deaths per 100 births in Nigeria, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.21 deaths per 100 births | 2.83 deaths per 100 births | 0.3849 deaths per 100 births | Liberia |
| 2010s | 2.57 deaths per 100 births | 2.64 deaths per 100 births | 0.0654 deaths per 100 births | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 2.44 deaths per 100 births | 2.44 deaths per 100 births | 0.002 deaths per 100 births | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Liberia or Nigeria?
- Liberia, at 2.42 deaths per 100 births against 2.39 deaths per 100 births in Nigeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Liberia and Nigeria?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 births, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Nigeria?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Liberia and Nigeria rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Liberia ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 12th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.