Life expectancy at age 60 in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at age 60 was 16.63 in 2021. β² Rising
Life expectancy at age 60 in Sierra Leone, 2000β2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 16.63 for life expectancy at age 60 in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60 in Sierra Leone peaked at 16.63 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.91, in 2004.
That places Sierra Leone 136th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.01 | 14.91 | 15.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.95 | 15.29 | 16.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.39 | 16.14 | 16.63 | 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)
- 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 life expectancy at age 60 in Sierra Leone?
- Life expectancy at age 60 in Sierra Leone was 16.63 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 16.63 in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60 recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.91 in 2004.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for life expectancy at age 60?
- Sierra Leone ranks 136th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at age 60 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Life expectancy at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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