Life expectancy at birth, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at birth, male was 60.23 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Sierra Leone is 60.23 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 60.23 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.57 years, in 1960.
That places Sierra Leone 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 31.57 years | — |
| 1961 | 32.12 years | +1.7% |
| 1962 | 32.65 years | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 33.26 years | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 33.87 years | +1.8% |
| 1965 | 34.55 years | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 35.37 years | +2.4% |
| 1967 | 36.04 years | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 36.52 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 37.02 years | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 37.34 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 37.75 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 38.06 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 38.43 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 38.75 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 39.32 years | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 39.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 40.14 years | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 40.48 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 40.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 41.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 41.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 41.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 41.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 41.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 42 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 41.99 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 42.27 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 42.32 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 42.34 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 42.35 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 41.78 years | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 41.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 41.94 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 41.21 years | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 40.83 years | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 42.16 years | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 42.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 40.72 years | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 38.77 years | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 43.65 years | +12.6% |
| 2001 | 44.28 years | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 45.2 years | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 45.85 years | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 46.57 years | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 47.41 years | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 48.59 years | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 49 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 49.69 years | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 50.3 years | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 50.94 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 51.66 years | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 52.21 years | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 53.12 years | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 53.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 54.54 years | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 55.99 years | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 56.69 years | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 57.85 years | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 58.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.19 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 58.77 years | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.53 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 60.06 years | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 60.23 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 34.3 years | 31.57 years | 37.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.08 years | 37.34 years | 40.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.89 years | 41.14 years | 42.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.4 years | 38.77 years | 42.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.05 years | 43.65 years | 50.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.47 years | 50.94 years | 58.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.36 years | 58.19 years | 60.23 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 202 Niger 60.49 years compare
- 203 Mozambique 60.49 years compare
- 204 Naoero 60.41 years compare
- 206 Côte d'Ivoire 60.17 years compare
- 207 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 59.96 years compare
- 208 Guinea 59.66 years 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)
- 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 life expectancy at birth, male in Sierra Leone?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Sierra Leone was 60.23 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 60.23 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.57 years in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 205th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.