Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.12 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Sierra Leone, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Sierra Leone is 2.12, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Sierra Leone peaked at 3.19 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 1969.
Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.25 | — |
| 1951 | 1.29 | +3.5% |
| 1952 | 1.29 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 1.32 | +2.4% |
| 1954 | 1.3 | -1.6% |
| 1955 | 1.34 | +3.7% |
| 1956 | 1.38 | +2.4% |
| 1957 | 1.38 | -0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.43 | +4.2% |
| 1959 | 1.43 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 1.5 | +4.8% |
| 1961 | 1.49 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 1.47 | -1.2% |
| 1963 | 1.41 | -4.4% |
| 1964 | 1.37 | -2.7% |
| 1965 | 1.3 | -4.9% |
| 1966 | 1.13 | -13.7% |
| 1967 | 1.06 | -5.8% |
| 1968 | 1.07 | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 1.03 | -3.8% |
| 1970 | 1.12 | +9.3% |
| 1971 | 1.2 | +6.6% |
| 1972 | 1.31 | +9.6% |
| 1973 | 1.4 | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 1.54 | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 1.52 | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 1.53 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 1.53 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 1.55 | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.56 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 1.56 | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 1.55 | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.55 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 1.55 | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.54 | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 1.53 | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 1.52 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 1.51 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.52 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.52 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.52 | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 1.65 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 1.68 | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 1.73 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 1.86 | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 2.01 | +7.7% |
| 1996 | 1.79 | -10.9% |
| 1997 | 1.84 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 2.29 | +24.5% |
| 1999 | 3.19 | +39.4% |
| 2000 | 1.79 | -44.1% |
| 2001 | 1.79 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.67 | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 1.64 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.6 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.55 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 1.51 | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 1.62 | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 1.62 | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.66 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.66 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.62 | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.65 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.59 | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.53 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.48 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.42 | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.49 | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.55 | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 1.65 | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 2.16 | +31.0% |
| 2021 | 1.85 | -14.3% |
| 2022 | 2.15 | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 2.12 | -1.3% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 2.12 is below the median for low income countries, which is 2.68, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 2.12 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 72% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Sierra Leone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -44.1% | 3.19 | 1.79 |
| 1999 | +39.4% | 2.29 | 3.19 |
| 2020 | +31.0% | 1.65 | 2.16 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.34 | 1.25 | 1.43 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.28 | 1.03 | 1.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.43 | 1.12 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.53 | 1.51 | 1.56 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.96 | 1.52 | 3.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.64 | 1.51 | 1.79 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 | 1.42 | 1.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.07 | 1.85 | 2.16 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.34 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.773 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0676 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Sierra Leone?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Sierra Leone was 2.12 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 3.19 in 1999.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 1969.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Sierra Leone ranks 223rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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