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People Statistics · Country

Life expectancy in Liberia

1960 – 2024 · 65 data points 40 of 42 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
People · Liberia

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

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Latest value · 2024 62.3years +0.2 since 2023
Countries · 2024 40 of 42 Place 1 is the highest value.
since 2014 +3.1
vs World −11.2 World: 73.5 · 2024
Life expectancy, 1960 – 2024 years · Liberia · World
+3.1 since 2014
Liberia World

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Compared with Life expectancy · years
Liberia
62.3
World
73.5

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance Liberia · 1960 – 2024
Latest value 62.3 · 2024
First value 38.1 · 1960
Highest 62.3 · 2024
Lowest 37.6 · 1990
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1960 – 2024

YearLiberiaChange World
2024 62.3 +0.2 73.5
2023 62.2 +0.2 73.3
2022 61.9 +0.8 73.0
2021 61.2 −0.1 71.2
2020 61.3 +0.0 72.2
2019 61.2 +0.2 72.9
2018 61.0 +0.2 72.6
2017 60.8 +0.3 72.4
2016 60.5 +1.2 72.2
2015 59.2 +0.0 72.0
2014 59.2 −0.8 71.8
2013 60.0 +0.2 71.5
2012 59.8 +0.3 71.3
2011 59.5 +0.1 71.0
2010 59.4 +0.3 70.7
2009 59.1 +0.4 70.4
2008 58.7 +0.5 70.0
2007 58.1 +0.7 69.8
2006 57.5 +0.7 69.5
2005 56.8 +0.8 69.1
2004 55.9 +2.9 68.8
2003 53.0 −1.0 68.5
2002 54.1 +1.0 68.2
2001 53.1 +1.3 67.9
2000 51.9 +1.4 67.7
1999 50.4 +1.0 67.3
1998 49.4 +1.1 67.1
1997 48.3 +3.4 66.8
1996 44.9 +0.4 66.5
1995 44.6 +2.0 66.2
1994 42.6 −0.4 66.0
1993 43.0 −0.5 65.7
1992 43.6 −0.0 65.5
1991 43.6 +5.9 65.3
1990 37.6 −6.2 65.1
1989 43.9 −0.2 65.0
1988 44.1 −0.2 64.7
1987 44.3 −0.2 64.5
1986 44.5 +0.5 64.1
1985 44.0 −0.7 63.7
1984 44.7 +0.1 63.4
1983 44.6 +0.1 63.1
1982 44.4 +0.1 62.9
1981 44.3 +0.3 62.5
1980 44.1 +0.2 62.2
1979 43.9 +0.3 61.8
1978 43.6 +0.3 61.4
1977 43.2 +0.4 61.0
1976 42.9 +0.4 60.5
1975 42.5 +0.4 60.1
1974 42.1 +0.4 59.7
1973 41.6 +0.4 59.3
1972 41.2 +0.5 58.8
1971 40.7 +0.4 58.0
1970 40.4 +0.4 57.9
1969 40.0 +0.4 57.7
1968 39.6 +0.3 57.3
1967 39.3 +0.3 56.9
1966 39.0 +0.3 56.4
1965 38.7 +0.2 55.9
1964 38.5 +0.1 56.1
1963 38.3 +0.1 55.7
1962 38.2 +0.1 55.3
1961 38.1 +0.0 52.8
1960 38.1 50.9

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1960 – 2024

Ranking · Countries

2018 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryLife expectancy
1 Hong Kong SAR China 84.9
2 Spain 83.4
3 Italy 83.3
4 Norway 82.8
5 France 82.7
6 South Korea 82.6
7 Netherlands 81.8
8 Canada 81.8
9 Greece 81.8
10 Finland 81.7
11 United Kingdom 81.3
12 Germany 80.9
13 Chile 80.6
14 Czechia 79.0
15 Saudi Arabia 78.8
16 United States 78.6
17 Lebanon 78.3
18 China 77.7
19 Poland 77.6
20 Türkiye 77.5
21 Ecuador 77.2
22 Argentina 76.8
23 Colombia 76.6
24 Lithuania 75.7
25 Brazil 75.6
26 Algeria 75.6
27 Romania 75.4
28 Bulgaria 75.0
29 Mexico 74.3
30 Russia 72.7
31 Bangladesh 72.1
32 Honduras 72.0
33 Egypt 71.0
34 India 70.4
35 Indonesia 70.1
36 Philippines 69.8
37 Gabon 67.0
38 Yemen 65.9
39 Congo - Brazzaville 64.5
40 Liberia 61.0
41 Congo - Kinshasa 59.9
42 Sierra Leone 59.1

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2018

What it means

How long a newborn would live on average if today's death rates stayed the same.

How it is calculated

Calculated from deaths by age in the year and the population of each age (a life table).