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LIFE EXPECTANCY HISTORY
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Liberia
LIBERIA		        
  		     
       
World Rank
        
World Rank
  Male Female All M F All   Male Female All M F All
1960
38.9
41.3
40.1
149
144
146
  
68.2
74.2
71.1
9
4
9
1970
41.3
43.1
42.2
156
156
157
  
68.9
75.2
72.0
13
9
9
1980
43.4
45.5
44.4
162
163
162
  
70.7
76.8
73.7
16
14
17
1990
41.8
44.1
42.9
177
178
177
  
73.1
78.8
75.9
17
17
16
2000
42.0
44.3
43.1
179
178
178
  
75.4
80.2
77.7
19
23
22
2010
55.1
58.1
56.6
158
159
157
  
77.8
82.1
79.9
14
24
16
 
 
LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
 
  Liberia
LIBERIA		      
   
      World Rank       World Rank
  Male Female M F   Male Female M F
At Birth
55.1
58.1
158
159
  
77.8
82.1
14
24
Age 6
62.4
64.6
165
170
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 11
63.1
65.3
166
170
  
79.5
83.6
21
28
Age 16
63.6
65.8
166
168
  
79.5
83.7
21
28
Age 21
64.1
66.4
165
168
  
79.7
83.8
21
28
Age 26
64.8
67.2
166
170
  
79.9
83.8
21
28
Age 31
65.7
68.2
165
171
  
80.1
83.9
21
28
Age 36
66.8
69.6
165
172
  
80.3
84.0
21
29
Age 41
68.2
71.1
164
171
  
80.6
84.2
20
27
Age 46
69.7
72.5
162
170
  
81.0
84.4
20
28
Age 51
71.4
73.9
161
171
  
81.4
84.8
20
27
Age 56
73.1
75.3
162
173
  
82.0
85.2
20
27
Age 61
75.2
77.0
160
173
  
82.8
85.8
20
26
Age 66
77.4
78.8
166
172
  
83.8
86.5
23
25
Age 71
79.9
81.0
170
169
  
85.2
87.5
26
31
Age 76
82.9
83.6
169
173
  
86.9
88.8
26
32
Age 81
86.2
86.7
170
173
  
89.0
90.5
31
32
Age 86
89.9
90.3
170
163
  
91.8
92.8
38
33
Age 91
93.9
94.1
169
177
  
95.0
95.7
44
35
Age 96
98.1
98.3
189
179
  
98.8
99.2
46
37
Age 101
102.7
102.8
180
149
  
103.0
103.2
58
48
 
 
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Liberia
LIBERIA		  
TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
186.86
15
  
23.69
125
2 Stroke
141.75
39
  
36.89
160
3 HIV/AIDS
126.33
24
  
0.40
137
4 Coronary Heart Disease
113.81
89
  
68.80
155
5 Diarrhoeal diseases
102.09
18
  
1.95
119
6 Tuberculosis
60.51
28
  
0.41
170
7 Malaria
54.08
19
  
0.01
104
8 Diabetes Mellitus
52.63
54
  
5.04
185
9 Maternal Conditions
42.42
6
  
0.15
151
10 Lung Disease
39.21
54
  
21.47
98
11 Hypertension
25.71
100
  
3.67
183
12 Low Birth Weight
25.46
17
  
3.39
144
13 Asthma
24.53
12
  
1.09
153
14 Kidney Disease
23.48
58
  
3.23
185
15 Meningitis
22.04
11
  
0.41
149
16 Road Traffic Accidents
21.52
66
  
4.77
180
17 Birth Trauma
20.45
18
  
0.64
166
18 Cervical Cancer
17.82
13
  
1.38
161
19 Endocrine Disorders
16.70
37
  
3.13
147
20 Liver Cancer
16.43
19
  
3.07
164
21 Inflammatory/Heart
13.86
42
  
2.97
152
22 Breast Cancer
12.71
143
  
23.62
20
23 Prostate Cancer
12.68
21
  
8.21
58
24 Violence
12.49
64
  
1.14
160
25 Trypanosomiasis
11.19
9
  
0.00
192
26 Anaemia
10.72
10
  
0.15
171
27 Other Injuries
10.66
104
  
5.54
170
28 Malnutrition
9.31
36
  
0.07
172
29 Pertussis
9.29
10
  
0.02
106
30 Alzheimers/Dementia
9.05
53
  
17.08
14
31 Epilepsy
8.08
28
  
1.57
104
32 Schistosomiasis
7.68
21
  
0.00
64
33 Peptic Ulcer Disease
6.98
42
  
2.54
123
34 Congenital Anomalies
6.69
77
  
3.68
164
35 Liver Disease
6.68
133
  
9.48
96
36 Stomach Cancer
5.76
113
  
4.81
130
37 Measles
5.61
11
  
0.00
97
38 Suicide
4.87
133
  
6.90
101
39 Skin Disease
4.65
44
  
1.50
104
40 Upper Respiratory
4.36
11
  
0.07
144
41 Lymphomas
4.02
128
  
7.35
36
42 Poisonings
4.00
61
  
2.81
89
43 Other Neoplasms
3.91
60
  
2.95
92
44 Lung Cancers
3.84
150
  
30.98
18
45 Syphilis
3.53
14
  
0.00
147
46 Falls
3.32
114
  
3.51
109
47 Fires
3.23
74
  
0.45
158
48 Drownings
3.13
106
  
0.35
187
49 Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.55
184
  
15.49
33
50 Hepatitis B
2.22
39
  
0.07
177
 
 
TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
 
  Liberia
LIBERIA		  
  Deaths %   Deaths %
1 Influenza & Pneumonia
5,561
14.43
  
37,348
8.00
2 Diarrhoeal diseases
3,936
10.21
  
3,081
0.66
3 HIV/AIDS
3,838
9.96
  
266
0.06
4 Malaria
3,718
9.65
  
5
0.00
5 Stroke
2,031
5.27
  
55,919
11.98
6 Low Birth Weight
1,792
4.65
  
1,386
0.30
7 Tuberculosis
1,696
4.40
  
443
0.09
8 Coronary Heart Disease
1,642
4.26
  
92,299
19.77
9 Maternal Conditions
1,450
3.76
  
81
0.02
10 Birth Trauma
1,439
3.73
  
262
0.06
11 Meningitis
887
2.30
  
278
0.06
12 Diabetes Mellitus
801
2.08
  
6,682
1.43
13 Pertussis
652
1.69
  
6
0.00
14 Road Traffic Accidents
591
1.53
  
3,073
0.66
15 Lung Disease
578
1.50
  
29,069
6.23
16 Asthma
430
1.12
  
1,260
0.27
17 Congenital Anomalies
424
1.10
  
1,950
0.42
18 Measles
393
1.02
  
2
0.00
19 Kidney Disease
387
1.00
  
4,804
1.03
20 Violence
371
0.96
  
703
0.15
21 Hypertension
362
0.94
  
5,191
1.11
22 Trypanosomiasis
359
0.93
  
0
0.00
23 Cervical Cancer
341
0.88
  
1,322
0.28
24 Other Injuries
335
0.87
  
6,029
1.29
25 Liver Cancer
321
0.83
  
3,470
0.74
26 Malnutrition
318
0.83
  
85
0.02
27 Anaemia
300
0.78
  
260
0.06
28 Endocrine Disorders
295
0.77
  
3,056
0.65
29 Inflammatory/Heart
234
0.61
  
3,014
0.65
30 Upper Respiratory
205
0.53
  
56
0.01
31 Syphilis
202
0.52
  
3
0.00
32 Epilepsy
190
0.49
  
1,201
0.26
33 Prostate Cancer
167
0.43
  
11,508
2.46
34 Schistosomiasis
161
0.42
  
1
0.00
35 Breast Cancer
131
0.34
  
14,343
3.07
36 Liver Disease
124
0.32
  
7,767
1.66
37 Vitamin A Deficiency
121
0.31
  
0
0.00
38 Peptic Ulcer Disease
118
0.31
  
3,294
0.71
39 Fires
117
0.30
  
380
0.08
40 Suicide
114
0.30
  
4,660
1.00
41 Drownings
108
0.28
  
233
0.05
42 Lymphomas
102
0.26
  
8,744
1.87
43 Poisonings
101
0.26
  
1,805
0.39
44 Alzheimers/Dementia
101
0.26
  
29,116
6.24
45 Stomach Cancer
98
0.25
  
6,006
1.29
46 Tetanus
85
0.22
  
0
0.00
47 Hepatitis B
76
0.20
  
57
0.01
48 Other Neoplasms
74
0.19
  
3,829
0.82
49 Lung Cancers
72
0.19
  
35,845
7.68
50 Skin Disease
67
0.17
  
2,188
0.47
 
 
CANCER RANK BY TYPE
AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
PER 100,000 POPULATION
GOOD
 
 
 
POOR
  Liberia
LIBERIA		  
  Rate World Rank   Rate World Rank
1 Cervical Cancer
17.82
13
  
1.38
161
2 Liver Cancer
16.43
19
  
3.07
164
3 Breast Cancer
12.71
143
  
23.62
20
4 Prostate Cancer
12.68
21
  
8.21
58
5 Stomach Cancer
5.76
113
  
4.81
130
6 Lymphomas
4.02
128
  
7.35
36
7 Other Neoplasms
3.91
60
  
2.95
92
8 Lung Cancers
3.84
150
  
30.98
18
9 Colon-Rectum Cancers
2.55
184
  
15.49
33
10 Oral Cancer
1.84
151
  
2.39
113
11 Leukemia
1.61
174
  
4.39
63
12 Ovary Cancer
1.59
146
  
3.96
20
13 Bladder Cancer
1.07
158
  
4.27
28
14 Pancreas Cancer
0.83
174
  
6.81
39
15 Skin Cancers
0.74
132
  
2.74
32
16 Oesophagus Cancer
0.65
180
  
7.62
30
17 Uterin Cancer
0.41
160
  
1.53
64
 
 
DEMOGRAPHIC SUMMARY
 
  Liberia
LIBERIA		  
  Value World Rank   Value World Rank
Population Total
3,441,790
128
 
61,113,205
22
Sex Ratio M / F
0.99
102
 
0.98
125
Population 0-14
44.1 %
19
 
16.7 %
158
Population 15-64
53.0 %
174
 
67.1 %
64
Population 65 +
2.8 %
172
 
16.2 %
23
Birth Rate / 1000
42.25
11
 
10.65
155
Death Rate / 1000
20.73
6
 
10.02
61
Fertulity Rate
5.79
14
 
1.66
153
Infant Mortality
138.24
4
 
4.85
167
Sex Ratio At Birth M / F
1.03
185
 
1.05
130
Sex Ratio Under 15 M / F
1.00
191
 
1.05
77
Sex Ratio 15-64 M / F
0.98
142
 
1.03
46
Sex Ratio 65 + M / F
0.94
22
 
0.76
105
Net Migrattion
5.13
13
 
2.16
29
Population Growth
2.67
23
 
0.28
152
Literacy Total
57.5
163
 
99.0
41
Literacy Male
73.3
150
 
99.0
50
Literacy Female
41.6
159
 
99.0
41
Unemployment
85.0
2
 
5.5
113
LIFE EXPECTANCY / BIRTH
56.6
157
  
79.9
16
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY
41.0
183
  
72.0
27
GDP PER CAPITA USD
$500
189
  
$36,600
23
 

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