Liberia - Cause of death

Cause of death, by communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Communicable diseases and maternal, prenatal and nutrition conditions include infectious and parasitic diseases, respiratory infections, and nutritional deficiencies such as underweight and stunting.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 73.37
2010 63.73
2015 64.80
2019 58.43

Cause of death, by injury (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Injuries include unintentional and intentional injuries.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 6.50
2010 8.19
2015 8.28
2019 9.91

Cause of death, by non-communicable diseases (% of total)

Definition: Cause of death refers to the share of all deaths for all ages by underlying causes. Non-communicable diseases include cancer, diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, digestive diseases, skin diseases, musculoskeletal diseases, and congenital anomalies.

Source: Derived based on the data from WHO's Global Health Estimates.

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Year Value
2000 20.13
2010 28.08
2015 26.92
2019 31.66

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, female (%) in Liberia was 19.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 22.10 in 2011, while its lowest value was 19.80 in 2017.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 21.50
2001 20.90
2002 20.90
2003 20.70
2004 21.60
2005 20.70
2006 20.90
2007 21.90
2008 21.90
2009 21.70
2010 21.80
2011 22.10
2012 22.00
2013 21.30
2014 21.50
2015 20.20
2016 19.90
2017 19.80
2018 19.90
2019 19.80

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70, male (%) in Liberia was 15.40 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 18.50 in 2011, while its lowest value was 15.00 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 17.70
2001 16.80
2002 16.90
2003 16.00
2004 16.50
2005 16.10
2006 16.70
2007 17.10
2008 17.10
2009 17.60
2010 17.90
2011 18.50
2012 18.10
2013 17.40
2014 17.10
2015 15.40
2016 15.30
2017 15.20
2018 15.00
2019 15.40

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%)

Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD between exact ages 30 and 70 (%) in Liberia was 17.80 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 19 years was 20.40 in 2011, while its lowest value was 17.60 in 2018.

Definition: Mortality from CVD, cancer, diabetes or CRD is the percent of 30-year-old-people who would die before their 70th birthday from any of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, or chronic respiratory disease, assuming that s/he would experience current mortality rates at every age and s/he would not die from any other cause of death (e.g., injuries or HIV/AIDS).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 19.70
2001 19.00
2002 19.00
2003 18.50
2004 19.20
2005 18.60
2006 19.00
2007 19.70
2008 19.70
2009 19.80
2010 20.00
2011 20.40
2012 20.20
2013 19.50
2014 19.50
2015 18.00
2016 17.80
2017 17.70
2018 17.60
2019 17.80

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, female (per 100,000 female population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 172.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized, male (per 100,000 male population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 168.00

Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution, age-standardized (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to household and ambient air pollution is the number of deaths attributable to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution in a year per 100,000 population. The rates are age-standardized. Following diseases are taken into account: acute respiratory infections (estimated for all ages); cerebrovascular diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); ischaemic heart diseases in adults (estimated above 25 years); chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in adults (estimated above 25 years); and lung cancer in adults (estimated above 25 years).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 170.20

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning (per 100,000 population) in Liberia was 1.70 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.60 in 2004 and a minimum value of 1.40 in 2003.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 2.40
2001 2.20
2002 1.80
2003 1.40
2004 2.60
2005 2.50
2006 2.50
2007 2.40
2008 2.40
2009 2.30
2010 2.00
2011 2.20
2012 2.30
2013 2.30
2014 2.30
2015 1.80
2016 1.90
2017 1.80
2018 1.70
2019 1.70

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, female (per 100,000 female population) in Liberia was 1.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.10 in 2004 and a minimum value of 1.10 in 2003.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of female deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 female population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 1.80
2001 1.60
2002 1.40
2003 1.10
2004 2.10
2005 2.00
2006 1.90
2007 1.90
2008 1.90
2009 1.80
2010 1.60
2011 1.70
2012 1.90
2013 1.90
2014 1.90
2015 1.40
2016 1.60
2017 1.50
2018 1.40
2019 1.30

Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisoning, male (per 100,000 male population) in Liberia was 2.00 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3.10 in 2005 and a minimum value of 1.80 in 2003.

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unintentional poisonings is the number of male deaths from unintentional poisonings in a year per 100,000 male population. Unintentional poisoning can be caused by household chemicals, pesticides, kerosene, carbon monoxide and medicines, or can be the result of environmental contamination or occupational chemical exposure.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 3.00
2001 2.80
2002 2.30
2003 1.80
2004 3.10
2005 3.10
2006 3.00
2007 2.90
2008 2.80
2009 2.80
2010 2.50
2011 2.70
2012 2.80
2013 2.70
2014 2.70
2015 2.10
2016 2.30
2017 2.10
2018 2.00
2019 2.00

Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, female (per 100,000 female population) in Liberia was 3.30 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.20 in 2007 and a minimum value of 3.30 in 2019.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 3.90
2001 3.80
2002 3.80
2003 3.90
2004 4.20
2005 3.90
2006 4.00
2007 4.20
2008 4.10
2009 3.90
2010 3.90
2011 4.00
2012 4.00
2013 3.90
2014 4.00
2015 3.70
2016 3.70
2017 3.70
2018 3.50
2019 3.30

Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate, male (per 100,000 male population) in Liberia was 5.60 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 6.20 in 2000 and a minimum value of 5.30 in 2015.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 6.20
2001 5.80
2002 5.70
2003 5.60
2004 5.40
2005 5.40
2006 5.50
2007 5.60
2008 5.50
2009 5.70
2010 5.90
2011 6.00
2012 6.00
2013 5.90
2014 5.80
2015 5.30
2016 5.30
2017 5.30
2018 5.30
2019 5.60

Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population)

The value for Suicide mortality rate (per 100,000 population) in Liberia was 4.50 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 5.10 in 2000 and a minimum value of 4.40 in 2018.

Definition: Suicide mortality rate is the number of suicide deaths in a year per 100,000 population. Crude suicide rate (not age-adjusted).

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2000 5.10
2001 4.80
2002 4.80
2003 4.80
2004 4.80
2005 4.70
2006 4.80
2007 4.90
2008 4.80
2009 4.80
2010 4.90
2011 5.00
2012 5.00
2013 4.90
2014 4.90
2015 4.50
2016 4.50
2017 4.50
2018 4.40
2019 4.50

Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people)

The value for Mortality caused by road traffic injury (per 100,000 people) in Liberia was 38.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 38.90 in 2019 and a minimum value of 32.90 in 2011.

Definition: Mortality caused by road traffic injury is estimated road traffic fatal injury deaths per 100,000 population.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Status Report on Road Safety 2018 through Global Health Observatory data repository.

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Year Value
2000 35.50
2001 35.40
2002 34.80
2003 37.50
2004 37.30
2005 36.50
2006 34.70
2007 33.60
2008 33.90
2009 33.40
2010 33.10
2011 32.90
2012 34.00
2013 34.10
2014 34.80
2015 35.20
2016 36.10
2017 37.00
2018 37.90
2019 38.90

Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene (per 100,000 population)

Definition: Mortality rate attributed to unsafe water, unsafe sanitation and lack of hygiene is deaths attributable to unsafe water, sanitation and hygiene focusing on inadequate WASH services per 100,000 population. Death rates are calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the total population. In this estimate, only the impact of diarrhoeal diseases, intestinal nematode infections, and protein-energy malnutrition are taken into account.

Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/).

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Year Value
2016 41.50

Classification

Topic: Health Indicators

Sub-Topic: Risk factors