Life expectancy men women in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Life expectancy men women was 63.5 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
63.5
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
216th
of 229 countries
All-time high
63.5
in 2023
All-time low
30.42
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Life expectancy men women in Sierra Leone, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy men women in Sierra Leone stood at 63.5. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Sierra Leone peaked at 63.5 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.42, in 1950.
Sierra Leone ranks 216th of 229 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.22 | 30.42 | 34.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.06 | 34.64 | 39.44 | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.25 | 39.91 | 44.27 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.05 | 44.57 | 45.24 | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.9 | 44.38 | 45.52 | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.05 | 46.01 | 52.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.47 | 52.89 | 60.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.36 | 61.2 | 63.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 213 CΓ΄te d'Ivoire 64.13 compare
- 214 Democratic Republic of the Congo 64.04 compare
- 215 Nauru 64 compare
- 217 Liberia 63.44 compare
- 218 Burkina Faso 63.22 compare
- 219 Togo 62.92 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, male, annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.4988 units per person (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in Sierra Leone?
- Life expectancy men women in Sierra Leone was 63.5 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.42 in 1950.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for life expectancy men women?
- Sierra Leone ranks 216th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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