Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at age 15
Burkina Faso
73.98 years
in 2100
Sierra Leone
74.45 years
in 2100
Burkina Faso rank
226th
Sierra Leone rank
223rd
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 74.45 years against 73.98 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.47 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 226th and Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Sierra Leone in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 57.08 years | 57.48 years | 0.397 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1960s | 58.65 years | 59.42 years | 0.7721 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 61.2 years | 61.71 years | 0.5081 years | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 63.53 years | 62.29 years | 1.23 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 63.34 years | 59.79 years | 3.54 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 64.38 years | 61.89 years | 2.49 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 66.56 years | 65.49 years | 1.08 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 67.67 years | 69.13 years | 1.46 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2030s | 68.83 years | 70.07 years | 1.24 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2040s | 69.67 years | 70.74 years | 1.08 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2050s | 70.46 years | 71.38 years | 0.9126 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2060s | 71.22 years | 71.99 years | 0.7677 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2070s | 71.97 years | 72.63 years | 0.658 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2080s | 72.7 years | 73.28 years | 0.5784 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2090s | 73.52 years | 74.02 years | 0.5012 years | Sierra Leone |
| 2100s | 73.98 years | 74.45 years | 0.468 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 74.45 years against 73.98 years in Burkina Faso as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.47 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Burkina Faso ranks 226th and Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.