Healthy life expectancy at birth in Liberia
Liberia: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 53.96 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
53.96
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
162nd
of 185 countries
All-time high
53.99
in 2019
All-time low
45.11
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Liberia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Liberia recorded 53.96 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021.
The figure is up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Liberia peaked at 53.99 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.11, in 2000.
Liberia ranks 162nd of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Liberia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.11 | — |
| 2001 | 45.66 | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 45.45 | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 45.42 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.77 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 48.73 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 49.6 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 50.28 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 50.73 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 51.05 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 51.36 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 51.7 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 52.02 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 52.29 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 49.74 | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 51.55 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 53.01 | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 53.33 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.69 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.99 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 53.94 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 53.96 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.98 | 45.11 | 51.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.27 | 49.74 | 53.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.95 | 53.94 | 53.96 | 2 |
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More health data for Liberia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.57 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7528 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,097 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 3,457 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0333 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5007 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Liberia?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Liberia was 53.96 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 53.99 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.11 in 2000.
- How does Liberia rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Liberia ranks 162nd out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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