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

Côte d'Ivoire
62.11 years
in 2024
Sierra Leone
61.96 years
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire rank
205th
Sierra Leone rank
207th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 62.11 years against 61.96 years in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.15 years.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 205th and Sierra Leone ranks 207th of 218 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1960s 40.3 years 35.67 years 4.62 years Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 47.58 years 40.66 years 6.93 years Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 52.53 years 43.46 years 9.08 years Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 51.94 years 43.11 years 8.83 years Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 52.54 years 48.06 years 4.48 years Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 57.91 years 55.48 years 2.43 years Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 61.21 years 61 years 0.2134 years Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Côte d'Ivoire or Sierra Leone?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 62.11 years against 61.96 years in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Côte d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone?
0.15 years, with Côte d'Ivoire 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, total?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 205th and Sierra Leone ranks 207th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.