Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 53.13 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Sierra Leone is 53.13, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Sierra Leone peaked at 53.13 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 43.07, in 2000.
That places Sierra Leone 169th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 43.07 | — |
| 2001 | 44.07 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 44.38 | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 44.59 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 44.85 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 45.13 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 45.5 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 45.91 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 46.58 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 47.21 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 47.91 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 48.53 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 49.14 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 49.74 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 48.78 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 49.65 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 51.23 | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 51.58 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 52.17 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 52.63 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 52.65 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 53.13 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.13 | 43.07 | 47.21 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.14 | 47.91 | 52.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.89 | 52.65 | 53.13 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Sierra Leone?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Sierra Leone was 53.13 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 53.13 in 2021.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.07 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Sierra Leone ranks 169th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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 Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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