Health Trend Analysis
Birth and death rates over the last decade (2015–2024), aligned with national economic growth.
Period
Latest Birth Rate
30.5/1k
-4.0 since 2015
Latest Death Rate (M)
7.7/1k
Latest Death Rate (F)
6.7/1k
Death Rate Change
-1.1/1k
↓ over decade
Life Expectancy
64.5yrs
+3.5 yrs
Fertility Rate
4births/woman
Birth & Death Rate — Last Decade
Crude rates per 1,000 population (national)
- Birth Rate
- Death Rate (M)
- Death Rate (F)
Health Metrics vs Economic Growth
Birth & death rates (left axis, per 1k) overlaid with GDP growth (right axis, %) to show how health trends align with economic performance.
- Birth Rate
- Death Rate
- GDP Growth %
Health–Economy Alignment
Over 2015–2024, the crude birth rate fell from 34.5 to 30.5 per 1,000 while life expectancy rose by 3.5 years.
Primary sources
- MoH
- — Ministry of Health: Health facility census, workforce, service delivery and health financing
- WHO
- — World Health Organization: Global Health Observatory: mortality, immunization and health-system estimates
- UNICEF
- — United Nations Children's Fund: Child health, nutrition and basic education indicators
- LISGIS
- — Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services: 2022 Population and Housing Census, consumer price index, external trade and household surveys
- World Bank
- — World Bank Group: World Development Indicators, Liberia Economic Update, debt and poverty statistics
Each figure above is attributed to the publishing institution and its reporting period. Derived and AI-generated forecasts are labelled separately from published data.