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Liberia

Disease outbreak profile for Liberia — 23 events, 10 diseases, since 1996.

Liberia (LBR) · WHO AFR region · 23 WHO events across 10 diseases (1996–2024).

Diseases reported by Liberia

Disease ICD-10 Events % of country total
Yellow fever, unspecified A959 7 30%
Cholera A000 4 17%
COVID-19 U071 4 17%
Lassa fever A962 2 9%
Meningococcal meningitis A390 1 4%
Acute poliomyelitis, unspecified A809 1 4%
Dengue fever, unspecified A979 1 4%
Ebola disease A984 1 4%
Infectious gastroenteritis or colitis without specification of infectious agent A090 1 4%
Infection, unspecified B990 1 4%

Annual outbreak timeline

Year Events Diseases
2024 2 2
2022 1 1
2021 2 2
2020 1 1
2018 1 1
2017 2 2
2016 1 1
2009 1 1
2008 1 1
2005 1 1
2004 1 1
2002 1 1
2001 1 1
2000 1 1
1998 2 2
1997 1 1
1996 3 3

Peak year: 1996 (3 events).

Decade summary

Decade Events
1990s 6
2000s 7
2010s 4
2020s 6

Position in WHO AFR

Rank #17 of 47 countries in this region by total outbreak events on record.

Diseases Reported

10

Outbreak Events

23

Year Range

1996–2024

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Country

Liberia • AFR