Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sierra Leone: Male life expectancy at birth

Democratic Republic of Congo
59.79 years
in 2023
Sierra Leone
60.06 years
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
225th
Sierra Leone rank
223rd

Male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 60.06 years against 59.79 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.27 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 225th and Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 7 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1950s 38.3 years 29.28 years 9.03 years Democratic Republic of Congo
1960s 39.85 years 34.3 years 5.55 years Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 43.17 years 39.08 years 4.08 years Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 45.77 years 41.89 years 3.88 years Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 47.7 years 41.4 years 6.3 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 52.04 years 47.05 years 4.99 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 56.69 years 54.47 years 2.22 years Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 58.76 years 59.14 years 0.3767 years Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Democratic Republic of Congo or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 60.06 years against 59.79 years in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
0.27 years, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 225th and Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Male life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.