Life Expectancy of Liberia
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Liberia was 60.75 years in 2021, a difference of -0.2 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Liberia were 59.41 years and 62.07 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Liberia for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Liberia (Years)
Total
Male
Female
Life Expectancy of Liberia (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 38.33 36.73 40.08
1961 38.33 36.72 40.09
1962 38.40 36.77 40.18
1963 38.47 36.87 40.22
1964 38.61 37.01 40.33
1965 38.81 37.21 40.55
1966 39.08 37.46 40.85
1967 39.43 37.88 41.10
1968 39.76 38.17 41.48
1969 40.19 38.61 41.91
1970 40.60 39.02 42.31
1971 40.94 39.35 42.67
1972 41.48 39.91 43.18
1973 41.91 40.34 43.61
1974 42.38 40.85 44.04
1975 42.77 41.31 44.34
1976 43.18 41.68 44.79
1977 43.62 42.14 45.20
1978 44.05 42.58 45.61
1979 44.35 42.93 45.85
1980 44.63 43.14 46.21
1981 44.98 43.57 46.47
1982 45.20 43.83 46.65
1983 45.38 44.02 46.81
1984 45.44 44.04 46.90
1985 44.66 43.06 46.36
1986 45.01 43.63 46.44
1987 44.53 43.14 45.98
1988 43.99 42.54 45.52
1989 43.45 41.88 45.09
1990 36.69 31.21 44.22
1991 42.80 40.87 44.80
1992 42.74 40.28 45.36
1993 42.17 39.73 44.75
1994 41.80 39.06 44.74
1995 43.92 41.55 46.40
1996 44.42 41.91 47.05
1997 47.85 45.96 49.77
1998 48.90 47.02 50.82
1999 49.95 47.83 52.13
2000 51.36 49.52 53.21
2001 52.75 50.98 54.53
2002 53.79 52.08 55.50
2003 53.04 50.62 55.53
2004 56.01 54.33 57.69
2005 56.91 55.27 58.54
2006 57.62 56.16 59.06
2007 58.29 56.86 59.69
2008 58.77 57.39 60.14
2009 59.19 57.81 60.55
2010 59.43 58.19 60.64
2011 59.62 58.37 60.84
2012 59.91 58.65 61.15
2013 59.94 58.74 61.12
2014 59.12 58.00 60.21
2015 59.15 57.90 60.37
2016 60.42 59.26 61.55
2017 60.55 59.39 61.69
2018 60.85 59.53 62.16
2019 61.10 59.89 62.30
2020 60.95 59.53 62.36
2021 60.75 59.41 62.07