Life expectancy in Liberia
Liberia: Life expectancy was 60.95 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Liberia, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2020, life expectancy in Liberia stood at 60.95 years. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Liberia peaked at 60.95 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
Liberia ranks 147th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Liberia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 27.41 years | +9.6% |
| 1925 | 27.41 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 30.22 years | +10.3% |
| 1933 | 30.22 years | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 34.5 years | +14.2% |
| 1950 | 37.45 years | +8.6% |
| 1955 | 40 years | +6.8% |
| 1960 | 41.46 years | +3.7% |
| 1965 | 43.96 years | +6.0% |
| 1970 | 46.46 years | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 48.66 years | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 47.59 years | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 47.35 years | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 36.69 years | -22.5% |
| 1995 | 43.92 years | +19.7% |
| 2000 | 51.36 years | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 56.91 years | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 59.43 years | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 59.15 years | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 60.95 years | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 27.41 years | 27.41 years | 27.41 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 28.82 years | 27.41 years | 30.22 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 32.36 years | 30.22 years | 34.5 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 38.73 years | 37.45 years | 40 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 42.71 years | 41.46 years | 43.96 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 47.56 years | 46.46 years | 48.66 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.47 years | 47.35 years | 47.59 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 40.3 years | 36.69 years | 43.92 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 54.13 years | 51.36 years | 56.91 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 59.29 years | 59.15 years | 59.43 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 60.95 years | 60.95 years | 60.95 years | 1 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,097 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 3,457 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 7 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2022)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2022)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 769 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Liberia?
- Life expectancy in Liberia was 60.95 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.95 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Liberia rank for life expectancy?
- Liberia ranks 147th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.