Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.2045 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Sierra Leone, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Sierra Leone stood at 0.2045. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Sierra Leone peaked at 0.5672 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2045, in 2023.
Sierra Leone ranks 12th of 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.5459 | 0.5241 | 0.5672 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4912 | 0.4651 | 0.5178 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4352 | 0.4135 | 0.4599 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.4017 | 0.3966 | 0.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3933 | 0.3825 | 0.3979 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3455 | 0.311 | 0.3777 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2687 | 0.2284 | 0.3041 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2134 | 0.2045 | 0.2224 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 9 Benin 0.2208 compare
- 10 Mali 0.2162 compare
- 11 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0.2063 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 0.2019 compare
- 14 Togo 0.1966 compare
- 15 Côte d'Ivoire 0.196 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 versus gini lifespan inequality in Sierra Leone?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Sierra Leone was 0.2045 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5672 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2045 in 2023.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Sierra Leone ranks 12th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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