Life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at birth was 61.02 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone stood at 61.02. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone peaked at 61.02 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 49.79, in 2000.
Sierra Leone ranks 170th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.05 | 49.79 | 54.19 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.5 | 54.97 | 60.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.77 | 60.52 | 61.02 | 2 |
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More health data for Sierra Leone
- 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 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone?
- Life expectancy at birth in Sierra Leone was 61.02 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 61.02 in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.79 in 2000.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Sierra Leone ranks 170th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. 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 birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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