Health in Liberia

1,216 indicators covering health for Liberia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Prevalence of stunting, height for age 26.9% 2024 down 17.7% 34th
Hospital beds 1.59 per 1,000 people 2021 up 98.8% 114th
Share of children vaccinated against measles vs share vaccinated again 60 2024 155th
Tuberculosis death rate 28 per 100,000 people 2024 down 59.4% 27th
Incidence of tuberculosis 207 per 100,000 people 2024 down 31.5% 31st
Number of tuberculosis cases 12,000 2024 down 14.3% 61st
People using at least basic drinking water services, urban 86.0% 2024 up 3.7% 161st
People using at least basic sanitation services, urban 34.6% 2024 up 16.2% 173rd
People practicing open defecation, urban 13.9% 2024 down 30.9% 8th
People using at least basic drinking water services, rural 70.3% 2024 up 14.6% 134th
People using at least basic sanitation services, rural 10.1% 2024 up 59.1% 164th
People using at least basic drinking water services 78.8% 2024 up 9.4% 177th
People practicing open defecation, rural 57.5% 2024 down 11.1% 9th
People using at least basic sanitation services 23.3% 2024 up 30.3% 204th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 69.0% 2024 up 86.5% 141st
Tuberculosis mortality rates excludes people who are also infected wit 28 2024 down 59.4% 27th
People practicing open defecation 33.9% 2024 down 20.5% 8th
Hospital beds per 1000 people 1.59 2021 up 98.8% 114th
Current health expenditure 13.0% 2023 up 81.7% 6th
Current health expenditure per capita 103.94 current US$ 2023 up 113.3% 143rd
Out-of-pocket expenditure 63.2% 2023 up 57.8% 14th
Out-of-pocket expenditure per capita 65.73 current US$ 2023 up 236.6% 118th
Tuberculosis treatment success rate by type 78 2022 down 1.3% 126th
Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases 7 2025 up 250.0% 35th
Tuberculosis case detection rate 69 2024 up 86.5% 143rd
Domestic general government health expenditure 10.0% 2023 up 125.5% 189th
Domestic general government health expenditure per capita, PPP 23.31 current international $ 2023 up 344.3% 176th
Domestic private health expenditure 71.7% 2023 up 63.1% 8th
Domestic private health expenditure per capita 74.54 current US$ 2023 up 247.8% 125th
Healthcare expenditure vs gdp 233.05 2023 up 97.0% 156th
Annual healthcare expenditure per capita 233.05 2023 up 97.0% 156th
Out of pocket expenditure per capita on healthcare 147.38 2023 up 211.0% 129th
Tax revenue per capita and public health spending per capita in develo 23.31 2023 up 344.3% 176th
Immunization, Hib3 83.0% 2024 up 31.7% 133rd
Number of infant deaths 10,692 2024 down 1.4% 50th
Number of under-five deaths 14,534 2024 down 5.7% 48th
Number of neonatal deaths 5,649 2024 up 3.0% 54th
Adolescent fertility rate 124.74 births per 1,000 women ages 15-19 2024 down 11.9% 9th
Sex ratio at birth 1.04 male births per female births 2024 down 0.2% 167th
Correlation between child mortality and mean years of schooling for th 8.64 2024 down 10.9% 10th
Reported cases of measles 1,053 2024 up 2,997.1% 38th
Child mortality by income level of country 8.64 2024 down 10.9% 10th
Child mortality vs health expenditure 8.64 2024 down 10.9% 10th
Share of children vaccinated against measles 82 2024 up 41.4% 138th
Child mortality vs electoral democracy 8.64 2024 down 10.9% 10th
Infant mortality 6.32 2024 down 7.0% 5th
Child deaths igme data 14,534 2024 down 5.7% 48th
Extreme poverty vs child mortality 8.64 2024 down 10.9% 10th
Child mortality vs share of children immunized against diphtheria pert 8.64 2024 down 10.9% 10th
Child mortality vs level of prosperity regression 8.64 2024 down 10.9% 10th
Child mortality igme 8.64 2024 down 10.9% 10th
Neonatal mortality wdi 3.29 2024 down 3.5% 7th
Child mortality by sex 9.34 2024 down 10.7% 10th
Child mortality line chart by sex 7.9 2024 down 11.4% 10th
Polio vaccine coverage of one year olds 72 2024 up 16.1% 160th
Number of neonatal deaths by region 5,649 2024 up 3.0% 54th
Child mortality 8.64 2024 down 10.9% 10th
Under 5 mortality rate sdgs 8.64 2024 down 10.9% 10th
Infant mortality rate wdi 5.65 2024 down 7.2% 5th
Infant mortality by sex 6.96 2024 down 7.0% 5th