ex - expectation of life at age x in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: ex - expectation of life at age x was 61.02 in 2021. ▲ Rising
ex - expectation of life at age x in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 61.02 for ex - expectation of life at age x in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ex - expectation of life at age x in Sierra Leone peaked at 61.02 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.79, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 170th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
ex - expectation of life at age x in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.79 | — |
| 2001 | 50.95 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 51.28 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 51.52 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 51.8 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 52.11 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 52.49 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 52.88 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 53.55 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 54.19 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 54.97 | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 55.66 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 56.37 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 57.05 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 55.84 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 56.89 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 58.75 | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 59.16 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.87 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 60.4 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 60.52 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 61.02 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.05 | 49.79 | 54.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5 | 54.97 | 60.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.77 | 60.52 | 61.02 | 2 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.8723 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.8951 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1897 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ex - expectation of life at age x in Sierra Leone?
- Ex - expectation of life at age x in Sierra Leone was 61.02 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 61.02 in 2021.
- What is the lowest ex - expectation of life at age x recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.79 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for ex - expectation of life at age x?
- Sierra Leone ranks 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ex - expectation of life at age x rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of ex - expectation of life at age x. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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