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Liberia
COUNTRY #1
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

Compare Liberia and Iceland health profiles including life expectancy history, causes of death and population dynamics side by side. Health Data used is WHO, World Bank and the United Nations for population.

Iceland
COUNTRY #2
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
DYNAMIC PYRAMIDS
Data Source: United Nations
Liberia Population Pyramid
 
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    LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   Iceland ICELAND
      Liberia LIBERIA   Iceland ICELAND
           
    World Rank
           
    World Rank
      M F All M F All   M F All M F All
    1960
    38.9
    41.3
    40.1
    149
    144
    146
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1970
    41.3
    43.1
    42.2
    156
    156
    157
     
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    N/D
    1980
    43.4
    45.5
    44.4
    162
    163
    162
     
    72.1
    75.7
    73.9
    10
    22
    14
    1990
    41.8
    44.1
    42.9
    177
    178
    177
     
    74.9
    78.4
    76.6
    2
    20
    11
    2000
    51.2
    52.6
    51.9
    155
    163
    156
     
    77.7
    81.7
    79.7
    1
    9
    3
    2010
    58.4
    61.0
    59.7
    151
    152
    152
     
    80.2
    83.5
    81.8
    1
    10
    6
    2019
    63.2
    65.0
    64.1
    149
    163
    155
     
    80.8
    83.9
    82.3
    9
    20
    14
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   Iceland ICELAND
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    65.0
    149
    163
    80.8
    83.9
    9
    20
    Age 5
    69.4
    70.4
    131
    154
    81.0
    84.0
    10
    23
    Age 10
    69.9
    70.9
    126
    155
    81.0
    84.1
    10
    22
    Age 15
    70.3
    71.3
    123
    155
    81.1
    84.1
    10
    23
    Age 20
    70.7
    71.6
    122
    155
    81.2
    84.1
    9
    23
    Age 25
    71.1
    72.0
    121
    155
    81.4
    84.2
    10
    23
    Age 30
    71.6
    72.5
    121
    155
    81.6
    84.3
    9
    23
    Age 35
    72.2
    73.1
    120
    155
    81.9
    84.4
    4
    23
    Age 40
    72.9
    73.8
    117
    153
    82.1
    84.5
    4
    22
    Age 45
    73.7
    74.6
    112
    154
    82.4
    84.6
    4
    25
    Age 50
    74.8
    75.5
    106
    155
    82.7
    84.8
    5
    26
    Age 55
    76.0
    76.7
    103
    154
    83.1
    85.1
    7
    26
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.0
    102
    155
    83.7
    85.5
    7
    27
    Age 65
    79.2
    79.7
    98
    151
    84.4
    86.1
    11
    28
    Age 70
    81.3
    81.7
    102
    147
    85.4
    86.7
    12
    34
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    89
    139
    86.7
    87.7
    15
    36
    Age 80
    86.7
    86.9
    92
    132
    88.4
    89.2
    24
    39
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.1
    85
    115
    90.7
    91.3
    39
    42
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   Iceland ICELAND
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.87
    112
    54.46
    157
    2. Tuberculosis
    89.99
    7
    0.00
    183
    3. Stroke
    79.84
    94
    18.39
    176
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    78.43
    44
    9.67
    161
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    55.89
    4
    1.78
    178
    6. Malaria
    52.62
    4
    0.00
    113
    7. HIV/AIDS
    50.98
    23
    0.09
    158
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    47.97
    37
    0.16
    176
    9. Prostate Cancer
    38.87
    16
    18.78
    71
    10. Cervical Cancer
    35.18
    16
    3.29
    142
    11. Liver Disease
    34.32
    44
    1.72
    183
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.63
    86
    4.22
    176
    13. Measles
    31.33
    2
    0.00
    133
    14. Kidney Disease
    27.80
    69
    4.00
    177
    15. Maternal Conditions
    20.74
    5
    0.11
    142
    16. Hypertension
    18.52
    90
    2.87
    168
    17. Breast Cancer
    17.79
    81
    18.02
    78
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.56
    92
    35.59
    5
    19. Liver Cancer
    17.19
    11
    3.82
    140
    20. Lung Disease
    15.39
    139
    17.98
    117
    21. Violence
    13.13
    34
    1.08
    149
    22. Low Birth Weight
    11.72
    21
    1.13
    164
    23. Meningitis
    11.52
    30
    0.30
    140
    24. Birth Trauma
    11.43
    14
    1.05
    121
    25. Malnutrition
    10.21
    29
    0.06
    166
    26. Other Injuries
    9.64
    70
    7.88
    87
    27. Asthma
    8.98
    68
    0.26
    178
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    37
    1.96
    177
    29. Suicide
    7.37
    108
    11.15
    59
    30. Falls
    7.14
    68
    3.23
    143
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.75
    50
    0.47
    178
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    5.61
    58
    2.31
    139
    33. Stomach Cancer
    5.47
    99
    3.12
    154
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.81
    91
    3.42
    124
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    4.57
    66
    7.15
    12
    36. Syphilis
    3.93
    2
    0.00
    176
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.79
    170
    12.15
    49
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    123
    5.09
    62
    39. Fires
    3.65
    35
    0.09
    181
    40. Lymphomas
    3.62
    132
    5.87
    49
    41. Lung Cancers
    2.68
    165
    21.77
    41
    42. Pertussis
    2.42
    33
    0.01
    136
    43. Uterin Cancer
    2.31
    91
    2.12
    102
    44. Drownings
    2.30
    99
    0.36
    179
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    61
    2.01
    85
    46. Epilepsy
    2.16
    56
    1.27
    116
    47. Schistosomiasis
    2.09
    21
    0.00
    119
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.08
    67
    0.19
    180
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    131
    1.55
    158
    50. Poisonings
    1.76
    50
    0.64
    86
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Liberia LIBERIA   Iceland ICELAND
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    2,766
    8.21
    0
    0.00
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,693
    7.99
    82
    4.09
    3. Measles
    2,554
    7.58
    0
    0.00
    4. Malaria
    2,428
    7.21
    0
    0.00
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,920
    5.70
    7
    0.35
    6. HIV/AIDS
    1,919
    5.70
    0
    0.00
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,885
    5.60
    403
    20.10
    8. Low Birth Weight
    1,652
    4.90
    3
    0.15
    9. Birth Trauma
    1,601
    4.75
    2
    0.10
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,592
    4.73
    1
    0.05
    11. Stroke
    1,578
    4.68
    141
    7.03
    12. Maternal Conditions
    870
    2.58
    0
    0.00
    13. Liver Disease
    858
    2.55
    9
    0.45
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    833
    2.47
    7
    0.35
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    650
    1.93
    30
    1.50
    16. Kidney Disease
    609
    1.81
    33
    1.65
    17. Meningitis
    552
    1.64
    1
    0.05
    18. Violence
    477
    1.42
    4
    0.20
    19. Cervical Cancer
    474
    1.41
    9
    0.45
    20. Liver Cancer
    439
    1.30
    22
    1.10
    21. Syphilis
    394
    1.17
    0
    0.00
    22. Other Injuries
    380
    1.13
    50
    2.49
    23. Hypertension
    371
    1.10
    24
    1.20
    24. Malnutrition
    353
    1.05
    1
    0.05
    25. Prostate Cancer
    297
    0.88
    61
    3.04
    26. Lung Disease
    294
    0.87
    129
    6.43
    27. Breast Cancer
    246
    0.73
    53
    2.64
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    245
    0.73
    16
    0.80
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    235
    0.70
    295
    14.71
    30. Suicide
    220
    0.65
    40
    2.00
    31. Asthma
    200
    0.59
    2
    0.10
    32. Pertussis
    197
    0.58
    0
    0.00
    33. Falls
    155
    0.46
    24
    1.20
    34. Fires
    153
    0.45
    1
    0.05
    35. Drownings
    127
    0.38
    1
    0.05
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    126
    0.37
    3
    0.15
    37. Stomach Cancer
    122
    0.36
    18
    0.90
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    115
    0.34
    16
    0.80
    39. Lymphomas
    93
    0.28
    37
    1.85
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    90
    0.27
    73
    3.64
    41. Poisonings
    82
    0.24
    3
    0.15
    42. Epilepsy
    81
    0.24
    5
    0.25
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    72
    0.21
    53
    2.64
    44. Lung Cancers
    66
    0.20
    134
    6.68
    45. Schistosomiasis
    51
    0.15
    0
    0.00
    46. Skin Cancers
    51
    0.15
    13
    0.65
    47. Oral Cancer
    50
    0.15
    9
    0.45
    48. Ovary Cancer
    50
    0.15
    16
    0.80
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.15
    1
    0.05
    50. Drug Use
    42
    0.12
    17
    0.85
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   Iceland ICELAND
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    38.87
    16
    18.78
    71
    2. Cervical Cancer
    35.18
    16
    3.29
    142
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.79
    81
    18.02
    78
    4. Liver Cancer
    17.19
    11
    3.82
    140
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.47
    99
    3.12
    154
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.79
    170
    12.15
    49
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    123
    5.09
    62
    8. Lymphomas
    3.62
    132
    5.87
    49
    9. Lung Cancers
    2.68
    165
    21.77
    41
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.31
    91
    2.12
    102
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    61
    2.01
    85
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    131
    1.55
    158
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.56
    152
    7.25
    37
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.83
    163
    3.04
    53
    15. Leukemia
    0.66
    178
    2.88
    125
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.64
    174
    3.70
    50
    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.