Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at birth, female
Burkina Faso
63.43 years
in 2024
Sierra Leone
63.7 years
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
207th
Sierra Leone rank
205th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 63.7 years against 63.43 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.27 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 218 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.82 years | 37.06 years | 1.76 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 43.64 years | 42.25 years | 1.39 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 49.36 years | 45.05 years | 4.31 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 50.77 years | 44.9 years | 5.87 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 54.46 years | 49.05 years | 5.4 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 60.04 years | 56.47 years | 3.57 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 62.67 years | 62.63 years | 0.0406 years | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 63.7 years against 63.43 years in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.27 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Burkina Faso ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 205th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.