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Life expectancy of women vs. men in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 63.5 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
63.5 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
223rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
63.5 years
in 2023
All-time low
30.42 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Sierra Leone, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Sierra Leone recorded 63.5 years for life expectancy of women vs. men in 2023. 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 of women vs. men in Sierra Leone peaked at 63.5 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.42 years, in 1950.

Sierra Leone ranks 223rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Sierra Leone, year by year

Year years Change
1950 30.42 years —
1951 30.79 years +1.2%
1952 31.22 years +1.4%
1953 31.62 years +1.3%
1954 31.97 years +1.1%
1955 32.41 years +1.4%
1956 32.8 years +1.2%
1957 33.24 years +1.3%
1958 33.65 years +1.2%
1959 34.04 years +1.2%
1960 34.64 years +1.8%
1961 35.18 years +1.6%
1962 35.69 years +1.4%
1963 36.17 years +1.4%
1964 36.74 years +1.6%
1965 37.33 years +1.6%
1966 37.92 years +1.6%
1967 38.52 years +1.6%
1968 39.01 years +1.3%
1969 39.44 years +1.1%
1970 39.91 years +1.2%
1971 40.47 years +1.4%
1972 40.97 years +1.2%
1973 41.51 years +1.3%
1974 42.1 years +1.4%
1975 42.69 years +1.4%
1976 43.15 years +1.1%
1977 43.54 years +0.9%
1978 43.93 years +0.9%
1979 44.27 years +0.8%
1980 44.57 years +0.7%
1981 44.8 years +0.5%
1982 45 years +0.4%
1983 45.13 years +0.3%
1984 45.2 years +0.1%
1985 45.14 years -0.1%
1986 45.03 years -0.2%
1987 45.24 years +0.5%
1988 45.23 years -0.0%
1989 45.16 years -0.1%
1990 45.1 years -0.1%
1991 44.82 years -0.6%
1992 44.98 years +0.3%
1993 44.95 years -0.1%
1994 44.45 years -1.1%
1995 44.38 years -0.2%
1996 44.91 years +1.2%
1997 45.05 years +0.3%
1998 44.8 years -0.6%
1999 45.52 years +1.6%
2000 46.01 years +1.1%
2001 46.61 years +1.3%
2002 47.13 years +1.1%
2003 47.7 years +1.2%
2004 48.38 years +1.4%
2005 49.18 years +1.6%
2006 50.49 years +2.7%
2007 51.03 years +1.1%
2008 51.68 years +1.3%
2009 52.3 years +1.2%
2010 52.89 years +1.1%
2011 53.5 years +1.2%
2012 54.09 years +1.1%
2013 54.95 years +1.6%
2014 55.13 years +0.3%
2015 56.34 years +2.2%
2016 57.86 years +2.7%
2017 58.8 years +1.6%
2018 60.25 years +2.5%
2019 60.87 years +1.0%
2020 61.2 years +0.5%
2021 61.74 years +0.9%
2022 63.02 years +2.1%
2023 63.5 years +0.8%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 63.5 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 66.36 years, 96% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 63.5 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.75 years, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 32.22 years 30.42 years 34.04 years 10
1960s 37.06 years 34.64 years 39.44 years 10
1970s 42.25 years 39.91 years 44.27 years 10
1980s 45.05 years 44.57 years 45.24 years 10
1990s 44.9 years 44.38 years 45.52 years 10
2000s 49.05 years 46.01 years 52.3 years 10
2010s 56.47 years 52.89 years 60.87 years 10
2020s 62.36 years 61.2 years 63.5 years 4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 220 Côte d'Ivoire 64.13 years compare
  2. 221 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 64.04 years compare
  3. 222 Naoero 64 years compare
  4. 224 Liberia 63.44 years compare
  5. 225 Burkina Faso 63.22 years compare
  6. 226 Togo 62.92 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Sierra Leone?
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Sierra Leone was 63.5 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 63.5 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 30.42 years in 1950.
How does Sierra Leone rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
Sierra Leone ranks 223rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy of women vs. men 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs. men
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.