Liberia sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 62.3 years of life, 198th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Liberia, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 62.3 yrs | 198 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 11.6 /1,000 | 40 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 8.0 /1,000 | 79 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.8 yrs | 132 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 43.9 /1,000 | 148 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 2.6 yrs | 204 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 85.1 men/100 women | 144 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 63.2 /1,000 | 4 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 628 /100k | 4 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 22.0 % | 56 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 6.0 /100k | 108 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 38.9 /100k | 4 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 2.9 L | 120 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.3 % | 177 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $104 | 143 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $851 | 201 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Liberia's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 4th highest infant mortality in the world (63.2 /1,000) and the 4th highest maternal mortality in the world (628 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Liberia; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.