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Liberia

Region · Sub-Saharan Africa Population · 5.5M people

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Births each year
170,065
Share of births represented here
0.13%
Approximate birth chance
1 in 776
Life expectancy
62.2 years
Death before age 5
8.7%
Population
5.5M
Income per person (PPP)
$1,617

Health and education

Death before age 1
6.4%
Maternal deaths per 100,000 births
652 / 100,000
Children per woman
3.95
Expected years of schooling
10.5 years
Tertiary enrollment
11%
Smoking prevalence (men / women)
11% / 2%

Income and daily life

Income inequality (Gini)
0.35
Urban population
55%
Employment in agriculture
43%
Internet use
31%
Adult HIV prevalence
1.06%
Homicides per 100,000 people
3.3 / 100k
Road deaths per 100,000 people
35.0 / 100k
Out-of-pocket health spending
62%
Women married before age 18
25%
Life satisfaction (out of 10)
4.27

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