Health in Liberia 1,232 indicators covering health for Liberia. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Reported number of people requiring interventions against NTDs 3.84 million 2024 down 1.4% 46th Child deaths from streptococcus by disease 87 2015 up 33.8% 40th Percentage of total deaths due to NCDs overall and percentage of 55.81 2019 down 13.2% 16th Number of new leprosy cases 63 2024 down 82.3% 58th Total official development assistance to medical research and basic 67.91 2024 down 51.3% 32nd Pharmacists 0.27 2024 up 145.5% 139th Health worker density, by type of occupation 0.02 2022 up 100.0% 152nd Prevalence of low birth weight among new-borns 19.88 2020 up 0.8% 5th 3.1.1 Maternal mortality ratio 652 2020 up 2.8% 6th Low birth weight prevalence 19.9% 2020 up 1.0% 5th Inactivated first-dose polio vaccine (IPV1) immunization coverage 82.0% 2025 — 151st Low birth weight number 32.1 2020 up 6.3% 54th Reported rabies deaths 6 2024 up 20.0% 31st Number of current cigarette smokers, estimate 103,000 2030 down 15.6% 141st 2.2.2a Prevalence of overweight among children under 5 5.3 2022 up 60.6% 86th 2.2.1 Prevalence of stunting among children under 5 26.6 2022 down 24.0% 38th Incidence of malaria 172.34 per 1,000 population at risk 2024 down 40.1% 27th Reported number of children receiving antiretroviral therapy 996 2025 up 156.0% 43rd Concentrations of fine particulate matter 34.12 2023 up 17.6% 35th Death rate road traffic injuries 38.9 2019 up 17.5% 4th New or unknown treatment history cases: Pulmonary, bacteriologically 4,872 2023 up 27.0% 65th Cholera case fatality rate 0 2021 — 37th Medical doctors not further defined 248 2017 up 386.3% 117th Constant stillbirth rate 24.16 2030 unchanged 11th ENAP target met stillbirth rate 12 2030 down 45.1% 1st Stillbirth rate high-income country 2.8 2030 down 84.2% 1st Stillbirths remain constant projection 4,482 2030 up 5.5% 58th Stillbirth maintained projection 3,940 2030 down 5.5% 57th Stillbirth ENAP 2030 target met projection 2,199 2030 down 42.7% 65th Stillbirth high-income country average rate matched projection 508 2030 down 83.6% 86th Stillbirth rate current trends 21.3 2030 down 10.2% 12th Life satisfaction vs life expectancy 62.16 2023 up 3.6% 214th Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence 2.6% 2030 down 36.6% 163rd Estimate of current cigarette smoking prevalence (%) 3.1% 2030 down 35.4% 160th Tb patients tested positive for hiv 775 2021 up 70.7% 45th Number of children aged 6-59 months with anaemia 528.15 2019 up 18.2% 69th Prevalence of anaemia in children aged 6-59 months 72.3% 2019 up 1.3% 8th Number of deaths attributed to non-communicable diseases, by type of 2,385 2019 up 35.1% 134th Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) prevalence 0.7% 2024 down 50.0% 43rd Mean hemoglobin level of children aged 6-59 months 101 2019 unchanged 183rd Estimated number of MDR/RR-TB incident cases 410 2024 down 46.1% 63rd Neonatal mortality rate - Remains constant 32.94 2030 unchanged 7th Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained 32.25 2030 down 1.8% 4th Neonatal mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 2.8 2030 down 87.2% 1st Neonatal mortality rate - SDG target met 12 2030 down 56.9% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - Remains constant 86.39 2030 unchanged 10th Under 5 mortality rate - Current trends maintained 82.52 2030 down 3.7% 6th Under 5 mortality rate - High-income country average rate matched 5.09 2030 down 90.5% 1st Under 5 mortality rate - SDG target met 25 2030 down 64.4% 1st Mortality rate age 10-19 - Remains constant 18.3 2030 down 0.5% 9th Mortality rate age 10-19 - Current trends maintained 17.16 2030 down 5.7% 9th Mortality rate age 10-19 - High-income country average rate matched 5.66 2030 down 56.1% 2nd Neonatal deaths - Remains constant 5,960 2030 up 4.4% 52nd Neonatal deaths - Current trends maintained 5,835 2030 up 2.6% 51st Neonatal deaths - SDG target met 2,172 2030 down 55.0% 67th Under-five deaths - Remains constant 15,411 2030 up 5.0% 48th Under-five deaths - Current trends maintained 14,723 2030 up 1.1% 46th Under-five deaths - SDG target met 4,474 2030 down 62.4% 65th Deaths age 10 to 19 - Remains constant 2,663 2030 up 5.7% 58th Deaths age 10 to 19 - Current trends maintained 2,485 2030 down 0.1% 57th ← Previous Page 16 of 21 Next →