Liberia
Leading cause: Heart Disease · 76% plant-based · 64.1 yr life expectancy · UHC 49/100
What People Eat
Cardiovascular and dietary profile drawn from WHO Global Health Estimates. Plant-based score reflects the share of whole plant foods (grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts) in the typical national diet.
Disease Burden
Leading cause of death: Heart Disease · 158 / 100k
Bars show each rate against the global range; the tick marks the world median.
Heart disease (158/100k) leads mortality while the staple rice-cassava-greens diet keeps diet-driven disease modest. A health system still rebuilding after conflict and Ebola, plus high infectious burden, constrain the 64-year life expectancy.
Healthcare System
Sources: WHO UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1) & WHO Global Health Expenditure Database. Latest available year.
What Could Improve
- Rebuilding primary-care capacity and disease surveillance is the decisive lever, not dietary change.
- Preserve the protective traditional diet as the food environment modernizes.
Explore the evidence: Heart Disease
WHO Global Health Estimates · 2022 · age-standardized country data
→ 158 CVD deaths per 100k · 76% plant-based diet