Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Liberia

Liberia: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 62.16 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
62.16
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
221st
of 236 countries
All-time high
62.16
in 2023
All-time low
37.64
in 1990
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Liberia, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 62.16 for remaining life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Liberia peaked at 62.16 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.64, in 1990.

That places Liberia 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 38.06 37.97 38.11 10
1960s 38.76 38.07 39.99 10
1970s 42.2 40.36 43.89 10
1980s 44.29 43.86 44.68 10
1990s 44.8 37.64 50.41 10
2000s 55.82 51.85 59.11 10
2010s 60.06 59.21 61.23 10
2020s 61.63 61.17 62.16 4

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 218 Mozambique 63.61 compare
  2. 219 Zimbabwe 62.77 compare
  3. 220 Togo 62.74 compare
  4. 222 Nauru 62.11 compare
  5. 223 Cote d'Ivoire 61.94 compare
  6. 224 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.9 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Liberia?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Liberia was 62.16 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 62.16 in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 37.64 in 1990.
How does Liberia rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
Liberia ranks 221st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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