Sub-Saharan Africa · population about 5.5 million
If you were born in Liberia
Right now, about 0.13% of the babies born on Earth are born in Liberia: 1 in 776, about 170,065 a year, or one every 186 minutes.
The chance that a baby born in Liberia dies before turning five is 8.7%, about 13 times that of the United States (0.7%). Life expectancy is 64.2 years for women and 60.2 years for men.
Life in Liberia, in numbers
Life expectancy62.2 yearswomen 64.2 · men 60.2United States 79.3 years · 15th lowest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 58.7%87.3 in 1,000United States 0.7% · 10th highest of 172 countries
Chance of dying before age 16.4%63.6 in 1,000United States 0.6% · 5th highest of 172 countries
Mothers who die giving birth652 per 100,000 birthsmaternal mortality ratioUnited States 21 per 100,000 · 6th highest of 172 countries
Children per woman3.95total fertility rateUnited States 1.62 · 29th highest of 172 countries
Expected years of schooling10.5 yearsUnited States 15.9 years · 30th lowest of 172 countries
College and university enrollment11%gross enrollment ratioUnited States 79% · 40th lowest of 172 countries
Income per person (PPP)$1,617GDP per capita, PPPUnited States $74,352 · 7th lowest of 172 countries
Income inequality0.35Gini index (closer to 0 = more equal)United States 0.42 · 84th lowest of 172 countries
People living in cities55%urbanizationUnited States 80% · 63rd lowest of 172 countries
People working in farming43%share of jobs in agricultureUnited States 2% · 39th highest of 172 countries
People using the internet31%United States 94% · 26th lowest of 172 countries
Women married before 1825%of women aged 20–24United States 0.5% · 50th highest of 172 countries
Health costs paid out of pocket62%share of health spendingUnited States 11% · 13th highest of 172 countries
HIV1.06%adults living with HIVUnited States 0.4% · 40th highest of 172 countries
Homicide3.3 per 100,000United States 6.8 per 100,000 · 78th highest of 172 countries
Road traffic deaths35 per 100,000United States 12.8 per 100,000 · 3rd highest of 172 countries
People who smokemen 11% · women 2%
Life satisfaction4.27 / 10World Happiness ReportUnited States 6.73 · 29th lowest of 156 countries
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Behind every one of these numbers is a person's life. In 1 in 8 Billion you become one of the babies being born right now and live one whole life inside statistics like these, from the first day to the last. You can't choose where you're born. No one ever could.
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