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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
LIBERIA VS SOUTH AFRICA

Compare Liberia and South Africa 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.

South Africa
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   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Liberia LIBERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
           
    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
    		  
    47.4
    51.0
    49.2
    100
    96
    98
    1970
    41.3
    43.1
    42.2
    156
    156
    157
    		  
    50.4
    55.8
    53.0
    118
    101
    107
    1980
    43.4
    45.5
    44.4
    162
    163
    162
    		  
    53.9
    60.6
    57.2
    125
    112
    119
    1990
    41.8
    44.1
    42.9
    177
    178
    177
    		  
    57.9
    65.4
    61.6
    130
    118
    123
    2000
    51.2
    52.6
    51.9
    155
    163
    156
    		  
    54.6
    60.1
    57.3
    148
    140
    146
    2010
    58.4
    61.0
    59.7
    151
    152
    152
    		  
    55.5
    60.3
    58.0
    165
    154
    159
    2019
    63.2
    65.0
    64.1
    149
    163
    155
    		  
    62.2
    68.3
    65.3
    154
    145
    149
    LIFE EXPECTANCY BY AGE
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
          World Rank       World Rank
      M F M F M F M F
    At Birth
    63.2
    65.0
    149
    163
    62.2
    68.3
    154
    145
    Age 5
    69.4
    70.4
    131
    154
    64.6
    70.5
    168
    153
    Age 10
    69.9
    70.9
    126
    155
    64.8
    70.7
    167
    157
    Age 15
    70.3
    71.3
    123
    155
    65.0
    70.8
    167
    158
    Age 20
    70.7
    71.6
    122
    155
    65.3
    71.2
    167
    158
    Age 25
    71.1
    72.0
    121
    155
    66.0
    71.8
    167
    157
    Age 30
    71.6
    72.5
    121
    155
    67.1
    72.8
    167
    152
    Age 35
    72.2
    73.1
    120
    155
    68.5
    74.1
    165
    141
    Age 40
    72.9
    73.8
    117
    153
    70.2
    75.4
    156
    131
    Age 45
    73.7
    74.6
    112
    154
    71.9
    76.8
    147
    118
    Age 50
    74.8
    75.5
    106
    155
    73.6
    78.0
    133
    107
    Age 55
    76.0
    76.7
    103
    154
    75.5
    79.2
    119
    101
    Age 60
    77.4
    78.0
    102
    155
    77.3
    80.5
    106
    100
    Age 65
    79.2
    79.7
    98
    151
    79.4
    82.0
    91
    96
    Age 70
    81.3
    81.7
    102
    147
    81.8
    83.6
    84
    90
    Age 75
    83.8
    84.1
    89
    139
    84.1
    85.4
    82
    88
    Age 80
    86.7
    86.9
    92
    132
    86.6
    87.4
    95
    97
    Age 85
    89.9
    90.1
    85
    115
    89.6
    90.1
    115
    122
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
    TOP 50 CAUSES OF DEATH Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Coronary Heart Disease
    98.87
    112
    83.76
    128
    2. Tuberculosis
    89.99
    7
    39.83
    26
    3. Stroke
    79.84
    94
    80.50
    93
    4. Influenza and Pneumonia
    78.43
    44
    83.23
    40
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    55.89
    4
    22.70
    61
    6. Malaria
    52.62
    4
    0.14
    56
    7. HIV/AIDS
    50.98
    23
    121.35
    9
    8. Diarrhoeal diseases
    47.97
    37
    33.37
    46
    9. Prostate Cancer
    38.87
    16
    35.20
    22
    10. Cervical Cancer
    35.18
    16
    20.99
    37
    11. Liver Disease
    34.32
    44
    18.41
    95
    12. Diabetes Mellitus
    31.63
    86
    74.67
    16
    13. Measles
    31.33
    2
    0.42
    32
    14. Kidney Disease
    27.80
    69
    35.72
    35
    15. Maternal Conditions
    20.74
    5
    2.65
    62
    16. Hypertension
    18.52
    90
    33.86
    36
    17. Breast Cancer
    17.79
    81
    18.21
    76
    18. Alzheimers & Dementia
    17.56
    92
    16.44
    118
    19. Liver Cancer
    17.19
    11
    5.46
    87
    20. Lung Disease
    15.39
    139
    31.41
    47
    21. Violence
    13.13
    34
    37.54
    8
    22. Low Birth Weight
    11.72
    21
    7.16
    63
    23. Meningitis
    11.52
    30
    6.74
    41
    24. Birth Trauma
    11.43
    14
    3.36
    78
    25. Malnutrition
    10.21
    29
    4.41
    56
    26. Other Injuries
    9.64
    70
    10.77
    57
    27. Asthma
    8.98
    68
    13.63
    45
    28. Congenital Anomalies
    7.74
    37
    6.23
    83
    29. Suicide
    7.37
    108
    23.49
    8
    30. Falls
    7.14
    68
    2.99
    150
    31. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    5.75
    50
    4.52
    65
    32. Endocrine Disorders
    5.61
    58
    11.70
    14
    33. Stomach Cancer
    5.47
    99
    3.68
    137
    34. Inflammatory/Heart
    4.81
    91
    12.75
    17
    35. Parkinson's Disease
    4.57
    66
    3.36
    130
    36. Syphilis
    3.93
    2
    1.56
    17
    37. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.79
    170
    8.90
    89
    38. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    123
    3.85
    115
    39. Fires
    3.65
    35
    6.64
    4
    40. Lymphomas
    3.62
    132
    6.08
    39
    41. Lung Cancers
    2.68
    165
    18.34
    64
    42. Pertussis
    2.42
    33
    1.79
    48
    43. Uterin Cancer
    2.31
    91
    2.15
    99
    44. Drownings
    2.30
    99
    4.06
    44
    45. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    61
    2.47
    53
    46. Epilepsy
    2.16
    56
    3.28
    22
    47. Schistosomiasis
    2.09
    21
    0.07
    58
    48. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    2.08
    67
    2.04
    70
    49. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    131
    3.18
    80
    50. Poisonings
    1.76
    50
    1.62
    54
    TOTAL DEATHS BY CAUSE
    PERCENT TOP 50 CAUSES
      Liberia LIBERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Deaths % Deaths %
    1. Tuberculosis
    2,766
    8.21
    21,965
    4.83
    2. Influenza and Pneumonia
    2,693
    7.99
    39,341
    8.65
    3. Measles
    2,554
    7.58
    270
    0.06
    4. Malaria
    2,428
    7.21
    83
    0.02
    5. Road Traffic Accidents
    1,920
    5.70
    13,014
    2.86
    6. HIV/AIDS
    1,919
    5.70
    71,996
    15.84
    7. Coronary Heart Disease
    1,885
    5.60
    32,739
    7.20
    8. Low Birth Weight
    1,652
    4.90
    6,250
    1.37
    9. Birth Trauma
    1,601
    4.75
    3,004
    0.66
    10. Diarrhoeal diseases
    1,592
    4.73
    15,843
    3.49
    11. Stroke
    1,578
    4.68
    30,693
    6.75
    12. Maternal Conditions
    870
    2.58
    1,700
    0.37
    13. Liver Disease
    858
    2.55
    9,013
    1.98
    14. Congenital Anomalies
    833
    2.47
    4,351
    0.96
    15. Diabetes Mellitus
    650
    1.93
    30,188
    6.64
    16. Kidney Disease
    609
    1.81
    15,302
    3.37
    17. Meningitis
    552
    1.64
    3,660
    0.81
    18. Violence
    477
    1.42
    21,000
    4.62
    19. Cervical Cancer
    474
    1.41
    5,555
    1.22
    20. Liver Cancer
    439
    1.30
    2,383
    0.52
    21. Syphilis
    394
    1.17
    1,130
    0.25
    22. Other Injuries
    380
    1.13
    6,014
    1.32
    23. Hypertension
    371
    1.10
    12,789
    2.81
    24. Malnutrition
    353
    1.05
    2,381
    0.52
    25. Prostate Cancer
    297
    0.88
    4,374
    0.96
    26. Lung Disease
    294
    0.87
    11,895
    2.62
    27. Breast Cancer
    246
    0.73
    4,533
    1.00
    28. Endocrine Disorders
    245
    0.73
    5,890
    1.30
    29. Alzheimers & Dementia
    235
    0.70
    4,676
    1.03
    30. Suicide
    220
    0.65
    13,774
    3.03
    31. Asthma
    200
    0.59
    5,966
    1.31
    32. Pertussis
    197
    0.58
    1,142
    0.25
    33. Falls
    155
    0.46
    1,399
    0.31
    34. Fires
    153
    0.45
    3,618
    0.80
    35. Drownings
    127
    0.38
    2,403
    0.53
    36. Peptic Ulcer Disease
    126
    0.37
    1,894
    0.42
    37. Stomach Cancer
    122
    0.36
    1,535
    0.34
    38. Inflammatory/Heart
    115
    0.34
    5,408
    1.19
    39. Lymphomas
    93
    0.28
    2,818
    0.62
    40. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    90
    0.27
    3,587
    0.79
    41. Poisonings
    82
    0.24
    975
    0.21
    42. Epilepsy
    81
    0.24
    1,870
    0.41
    43. Parkinson's Disease
    72
    0.21
    1,077
    0.24
    44. Lung Cancers
    66
    0.20
    7,705
    1.70
    45. Schistosomiasis
    51
    0.15
    35
    0.01
    46. Skin Cancers
    51
    0.15
    993
    0.22
    47. Oral Cancer
    50
    0.15
    1,406
    0.31
    48. Ovary Cancer
    50
    0.15
    951
    0.21
    49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
    50
    0.15
    1,015
    0.22
    50. Drug Use
    42
    0.12
    770
    0.17
    CANCER RANK BY TYPE
    AGE-STANDARDIZED DEATH RATE
    PER 100,000 POPULATION
    GOOD
     
     
     
    POOR
      Liberia LIBERIA   South Africa SOUTH AFRICA
      Rate World Rank Rate World Rank
    1. Prostate Cancer
    38.87
    16
    35.20
    22
    2. Cervical Cancer
    35.18
    16
    20.99
    37
    3. Breast Cancer
    17.79
    81
    18.21
    76
    4. Liver Cancer
    17.19
    11
    5.46
    87
    5. Stomach Cancer
    5.47
    99
    3.68
    137
    6. Colon-Rectum Cancers
    3.79
    170
    8.90
    89
    7. Ovary Cancer
    3.65
    123
    3.85
    115
    8. Lymphomas
    3.62
    132
    6.08
    39
    9. Lung Cancers
    2.68
    165
    18.34
    64
    10. Uterin Cancer
    2.31
    91
    2.15
    99
    11. Skin Cancers
    2.29
    61
    2.47
    53
    12. Oral Cancer
    2.01
    131
    3.18
    80
    13. Pancreas Cancer
    1.56
    152
    4.98
    65
    14. Bladder Cancer
    0.83
    163
    2.19
    83
    15. Leukemia
    0.66
    178
    3.34
    108
    16. Oesophagus Cancer
    0.64
    174
    8.50
    16
    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.