Liberia

In brief

Primary school enrolment: 66.6% (2022). World rank 189 of 191; in Africa, 43 of 45. Adults who use tobacco: 5.2% (2024). World rank 4 of 166 (1 = best); in Africa, 3 of 44. Access to clean cooking fuels: 1% (2024). World rank 189 of 192 (1 = best); in Africa, 51 of 54. From 2014 to 2024: children vaccinated against measles 58% → 82%, infant deaths per 1,000 births 68 → 63.2, and deaths under age 5 per 1,000 births 97 → 86.4. Better than all its neighbours (Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone): access to safe drinking water and HIV prevalence. Worse than all its neighbours (Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone): access to basic sanitation, access to clean cooking fuels, infant deaths per 1,000 births, maternal deaths per 100,000 births, and diabetes prevalence.