Côte d'Ivoire vs Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at birth, male

Côte d'Ivoire
60.17 years
in 2024
Sierra Leone
60.23 years
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
207th
Sierra Leone rank
206th

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 60.23 years against 60.17 years in Côte d'Ivoire, a difference of 0.06 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 206th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 6 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 38.33 years 34.3 years 4.03 years Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 45.72 years 39.08 years 6.64 years Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 50.32 years 41.89 years 8.43 years Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 50.34 years 41.4 years 8.95 years Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 51.47 years 47.05 years 4.42 years Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 56.31 years 54.47 years 1.84 years Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 59.31 years 59.36 years 0.043 years Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Côte d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 60.23 years against 60.17 years in Côte d'Ivoire as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
0.06 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 206th 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, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.