Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita was 0.3512 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sierra Leone, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sierra Leone stood at 0.3512. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.4846 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3512, in 2023.
That places Sierra Leone 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.4846 | — |
| 2011 | 0.4729 | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.4617 | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4495 | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4428 | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.4305 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4155 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 0.4067 | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3936 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3838 | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3733 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.366 | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3587 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3512 | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4342 | 0.3838 | 0.4846 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3623 | 0.3512 | 0.3733 | 4 |
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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 30-34, female, annual growth rate 3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0354 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0355 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sierra Leone?
- Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita in Sierra Leone was 0.3512 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4846 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3512 in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 7th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy vs. health spending per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.