Food supply vs life expectancy in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Food supply vs life expectancy was 61.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply vs life expectancy in Sierra Leone, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 61.79 for food supply vs life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs life expectancy in Sierra Leone peaked at 61.79 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.93, in 1950.
That places Sierra Leone 218th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 30.73 | 28.93 | 32.56 | 10 |
| 1960s | 35.67 | 33.09 | 38.23 | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.66 | 38.62 | 42.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.46 | 42.84 | 43.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.11 | 41.96 | 43.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.06 | 44.83 | 51.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.48 | 51.93 | 59.59 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.75 | 59.69 | 61.79 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 215 Nauru, Republic of 62.11 compare
- 216 Côte d'Ivoire 61.94 compare
- 217 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 61.9 compare
- 219 Niger 61.18 compare
- 220 Burkina Faso 61.09 compare
- 221 Benin 60.77 compare
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,199 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 4,209 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 79,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 79,021 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 82,252 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 81,100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs life expectancy in Sierra Leone?
- Food supply vs life expectancy in Sierra Leone was 61.79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 61.79 in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs life expectancy recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.93 in 1950.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for food supply vs life expectancy?
- Sierra Leone ranks 218th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs life expectancy rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Food supply vs life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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