Liberia - Life expectancy at birth 2008

Life expectancy improves in Liberia

In 2008 the life expectancy in Liberia increased to 58.77 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 60.14 years and for men 57.39 years.

Liberia’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 162th in 2007 to 161th in 2008.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Liberia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2007, when it was 58.29 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1998, when it was 48.9 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Liberia. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Liberia in Liberian economy.

Liberia - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2008	60.14	57.39	58.77
2007	59.69	56.86	58.29
2006	59.06	56.16	57.62
2005	58.54	55.27	56.91
2004	57.69	54.33	56.01
2003	55.53	50.62	53.04
2002	55.50	52.08	53.79
2001	54.53	50.98	52.75
2000	53.21	49.52	51.36
1999	52.13	47.83	49.95
1998	50.82	47.02	48.90
1997	49.77	45.96	47.85
1996	47.05	41.91	44.42
1995	46.40	41.55	43.92
1994	44.74	39.06	41.80
1993	44.75	39.73	42.17
1992	45.36	40.28	42.74
1991	44.80	40.87	42.80
1990	44.22	31.21	36.69
1989	45.09	41.88	43.45
1988	45.52	42.54	43.99
1987	45.98	43.14	44.53
1986	46.44	43.63	45.01
1985	46.36	43.06	44.66
1984	46.90	44.04	45.44
1983	46.81	44.02	45.38
1982	46.65	43.83	45.20
1981	46.47	43.57	44.98
1980	46.21	43.14	44.63
1979	45.85	42.93	44.35
1978	45.61	42.58	44.05
1977	45.20	42.14	43.62
1976	44.79	41.68	43.18
1975	44.34	41.31	42.77
1974	44.04	40.85	42.38
1973	43.61	40.34	41.91
1972	43.18	39.91	41.48
1971	42.67	39.35	40.94
1970	42.31	39.02	40.60
1969	41.91	38.61	40.19
1968	41.48	38.18	39.76
1967	41.10	37.88	39.43
1966	40.85	37.46	39.08
1965	40.55	37.21	38.81
1964	40.33	37.01	38.61
1963	40.22	36.87	38.47
1962	40.18	36.77	38.40
1961	40.09	36.72	38.33
1960	40.08	36.73	38.33

Liberia - Life expectancy at birth