Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Burkina Faso
61.09 years
in 2023
Sierra Leone
61.79 years
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
227th
Sierra Leone rank
225th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 61.79 years against 61.09 years in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.7 years.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 227th and Sierra Leone ranks 225th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.35 years | 30.73 years | 3.62 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1960s | 37.57 years | 35.67 years | 1.9 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1970s | 42.31 years | 40.66 years | 1.66 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 48.28 years | 43.46 years | 4.83 years | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 49.63 years | 43.11 years | 6.52 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 53.04 years | 48.06 years | 4.98 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 58.47 years | 55.48 years | 2.99 years | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 60.57 years | 60.75 years | 0.1805 years | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Burkina Faso or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 61.79 years against 61.09 years in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 0.7 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sierra Leone rank globally for life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Burkina Faso ranks 227th and Sierra Leone ranks 225th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.