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HEALTH PROFILE: Liberia

Data Sources: WHO, CDC, World Bank, UN.
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Liberia LIBERIA POPULATION PYRAMID
 
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    Liberia
    COUNTRY PROFILE
    Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Antigua/Bar. Arab Emirates Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahamas Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia/Herzeg. Botswana Brazil Brunei Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Canada Cape Verde Central Africa Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Congo Costa Rica Cote d Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Djibouti Dominican Rep. DR Congo Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equ. Guinea Eritrea Estonia Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Gambia Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Grenada Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Lithuania Luxembourg Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Guinea New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria No Macedonia North Korea Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent Samoa Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Isl. Somalia South Africa South Korea South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Swaziland Sweden Switzerland Syria Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad/Tob. Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Viet Nam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
    Liberia LIBERIA LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
          World Rank
      Male Female M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    65.0
    149
    163
    Age 5
    69.4
    70.4
    131
    154
    Age 10
    69.9
    70.9
    126
    155
    Age 15
    70.3
    71.3
    123
    155
    Age 20
    70.7
    71.6
    122
    155
    Age 25
    71.1
    72.0
    121
    155
    Age 30
    71.6
    72.5
    121
    155
    Age 35
    72.2
    73.1
    120
    155
    Age 40
    72.9
    73.8
    117
    153
    Age 45
    73.7
    74.6
    112
    154
    Age 50
    74.8
    75.5
    106
    155
    Age 55
    76.0
    76.7
    103
    154
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.0
    102
    155
    Age 65
    79.2
    79.7
    98
    151
    Age 70
    81.3
    81.7
    102
    147
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    89
    139
    Age 80
    86.7
    86.9
    92
    132
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.1
    85
    115
    Liberia LIBERIA TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.87
    112
    2. Tuberculosis
    89.99
    7
    3. Stroke
    79.84
    94
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    78.43
    44
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    55.89
    4
    6. Malaria
    52.62
    4
    7. HIV/AIDS
    50.98
    23
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    47.97
    37
    9. Prostate Cancer
    38.87
    16
    10. Cervical Cancer
    35.18
    16
    11. Liver Disease
    34.32
    44
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.63
    86
    13. Measles
    31.33
    2
    14. Kidney Disease
    27.80
    69
    15. Maternal Conditions
    20.74
    5
    16. Hypertension
    18.52
    90
    17. Breast Cancer
    17.79
    81
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.56
    92
    19. Liver Cancer
    17.19
    11
    20. Lung Disease
    15.39
    139
    21. Violence
    13.13
    34
    22. Low Birth Weight
    11.72
    21
    23. Meningitis
    11.52
    30
    24. Birth Trauma
    11.43
    14
    25. Malnutrition
    10.21
    29
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank
    26. Other Injuries
    9.64
    70
    27. Asthma
    8.98
    68
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    37
    29. Suicide
    7.37
    108
    30. Falls
    7.14
    68
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.75
    50
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    5.61
    58
    33. Stomach Cancer
    5.47
    99
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.81
    91
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    4.57
    66
    36. Syphilis
    3.93
    2
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.79
    170
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    123
    39. Fires
    3.65
    35
    40. Lymphomas
    3.62
    132
    41. Lung Cancers
    2.68
    165
    42. Pertussis
    2.42
    33
    43. Uterin Cancer
    2.31
    91
    44. Drownings
    2.30
    99
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    61
    46. Epilepsy
    2.16
    56
    47. Schistosomiasis
    2.09
    21
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.08
    67
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    131
    50. Poisonings
    1.76
    50
    Liberia LIBERIA TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    2,766
    8.21
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,693
    7.99
    3. Measles
    2,554
    7.58
    4. Malaria
    2,428
    7.21
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,920
    5.70
    6. HIV/AIDS
    1,919
    5.70
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,885
    5.60
    8. Low Birth Weight
    1,652
    4.90
    9. Birth Trauma
    1,601
    4.75
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,592
    4.73
    11. Stroke
    1,578
    4.68
    12. Maternal Conditions
    870
    2.58
    13. Liver Disease
    858
    2.55
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    833
    2.47
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    650
    1.93
    16. Kidney Disease
    609
    1.81
    17. Meningitis
    552
    1.64
    18. Violence
    477
    1.42
    19. Cervical Cancer
    474
    1.41
    20. Liver Cancer
    439
    1.30
    21. Syphilis
    394
    1.17
    22. Other Injuries
    380
    1.13
    23. Hypertension
    371
    1.10
    24. Malnutrition
    353
    1.05
    25. Prostate Cancer
    297
    0.88
      Deaths %
    26. Lung Disease
    294
    0.87
    27. Breast Cancer
    246
    0.73
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    245
    0.73
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    235
    0.70
    30. Suicide
    220
    0.65
    31. Asthma
    200
    0.59
    32. Pertussis
    197
    0.58
    33. Falls
    155
    0.46
    34. Fires
    153
    0.45
    35. Drownings
    127
    0.38
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    126
    0.37
    37. Stomach Cancer
    122
    0.36
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    115
    0.34
    39. Lymphomas
    93
    0.28
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    90
    0.27
    41. Poisonings
    82
    0.24
    42. Epilepsy
    81
    0.24
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    72
    0.21
    44. Lung Cancers
    66
    0.20
    45. Schistosomiasis
    51
    0.15
    46. Skin Cancers
    51
    0.15
    47. Ovary Cancer
    50
    0.15
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.15
    49. Oral Cancer
    50
    0.15
    50. Drug Use
    42
    0.12
    Liberia LIBERIA CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    38.87
    16
    2. Cervical Cancer
    35.18
    16
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.79
    81
    4. Liver Cancer
    17.19
    11
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.47
    99
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.79
    170
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    123
    8. Lymphomas
    3.62
    132
      Rate World Rank
    9. Lung Cancers
    2.68
    165
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.31
    91
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    61
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    131
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.56
    152
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.83
    163
    15. Leukemia
    0.66
    178
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.64
    174
    Liberia LIBERIA HEALTH RISK FACTORS
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
    ALCOHOL LITERS
    Total Rank
    5.4
    97
    SMOKING %
    M F Rank
    13.3
    1.9
    146
    134
    OBESITY %
    M F Rank
    5.5
    14.2
    143
    140
    HAPPINESS SCORE
    Total Rank
    5.12
    93
    Liberia LIBERIA LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
            World Rank
      Male Female All M F All
    1960
    38.9
    41.3
    40.1
    149
    144
    146
    1970
    41.3
    43.1
    42.2
    156
    156
    157
    1980
    43.4
    45.5
    44.4
    162
    163
    162
    1990
    41.8
    44.1
    42.9
    177
    178
    177
    2000
    51.2
    52.6
    51.9
    155
    163
    156
    2010
    58.4
    61.0
    59.7
    151
    152
    152
    2019
    63.2
    65.0
    64.1
    149
    163
    155
    Liberia LIBERIA DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
      Value World Rank
    Population Total
    5.214m
    121
    Sex Ratio M / F
    1.00
    58
    Population 0-14
    43.4%
    13
    Population 15-64
    53.8%
    180
    Population 65 +
    2.8%
    178
    Birth Rate / 1000
    36.64
    11
    Death Rate / 1000
    6.62
    111
    Fertility Rate
    4.84
    13
    Infant Mortality
    45.98
    30
    Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
    1.03
    170
    Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
    1.02
    160
      Value World Rank
    Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
    0.98
    130
    Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
    0.96
    17
    Net Migration
    -2.82
    151
    Population Growth
    2.74%
    14
    Literacy Total
    48.3%
    164
    Literacy Male
    62.7%
    145
    Literacy Female
    34.1%
    148
    Unemployment
    2.8%
    159
    Life Expectancy / Birth
    64.1
    155
    Healthy Life Expectancy
    54.9
    160
    GDP per Capita USD
    $1,400
    187

    COVID-19 REPORT

      CASES    DEATHS 
    8,090
    295
    4/1/24
    Liberia COVID-19 DEATH SIMULATOR

    A calendar based simulation of Covid-19 deaths compared to historical average of selected Liberia causes.

     
     
    Liberia COVID-19 CASE CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Liberia COVID-19 DEATH CHART
    CUMULATIVE WITH COUNTRY ADJUSTMENTS
    Data rounded. Decimals affect ranking.
    Data Source: WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION 2020
    Data Accuracy Not Guaranteed
    WHO Excludes Cause of Death Data For the following countries: Andorra, Cook Islands, Dominica, Marshall Islands, Monaco, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Saint Kitts, San Marino, Tuvalu.