What is mortality rates at age 65 in Sierra Leone?

Mortality rates at age 65 in Sierra Leone was 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Sierra Leone?

The highest recorded value was 5.13 deaths per 1,000 people in 1999.

What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Sierra Leone?

The lowest recorded value was 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Sierra Leone rank for mortality rates at age 65?

Sierra Leone ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?

Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Sierra Leone

Name: Mortality rates at age 65 in Sierra Leone
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Sierra Leone: Mortality rates at age 65 was 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)

3.55 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.4%

World rank

25th

of 236 countries

All-time high

5.13 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1999

All-time low

3.55 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Mortality rates at age 65 in Sierra Leone, 1950–2023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

The most recent figure for mortality rates at age 65 in Sierra Leone is 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mortality rates at age 65 in Sierra Leone peaked at 5.13 deaths per 1,000 people in 1999 and was at its lowest, 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

Sierra Leone ranks 25th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Mortality rates at age 65 in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Mortality rates at age 65 in Sierra Leone, 1950 to 2023.
Year	deaths per 1,000 people	Change
1950	4.33 deaths per 1,000 people	—
1951	4.35 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1952	4.34 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1953	4.36 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1954	4.36 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
1955	4.37 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1956	4.39 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1957	4.38 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1958	4.41 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1959	4.41 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
1960	4.41 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1961	4.39 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1962	4.37 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1963	4.34 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1964	4.31 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
1965	4.27 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.0%
1966	4.18 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.1%
1967	4.13 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
1968	4.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1969	4.11 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
1970	4.13 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.6%
1971	4.13 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.0%
1972	4.15 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1973	4.15 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
1974	4.17 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.3%
1975	4.12 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.1%
1976	4.11 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1977	4.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.3%
1978	4.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1979	4.09 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1980	4.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
1981	4.09 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.1%
1982	4.09 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.2%
1983	4.11 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.4%
1984	4.13 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.5%
1985	4.17 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.9%
1986	4.22 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
1987	4.21 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.2%
1988	4.24 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.8%
1989	4.28 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.9%
1990	4.32 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.9%
1991	4.44 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.8%
1992	4.44 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.0%
1993	4.49 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
1994	4.66 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.8%
1995	4.76 deaths per 1,000 people	+2.2%
1996	4.63 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.7%
1997	4.67 deaths per 1,000 people	+0.9%
1998	4.93 deaths per 1,000 people	+5.5%
1999	5.13 deaths per 1,000 people	+3.9%
2000	4.67 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.9%
2001	4.64 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.8%
2002	4.58 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.2%
2003	4.55 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.6%
2004	4.51 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.9%
2005	4.45 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%
2006	4.31 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.0%
2007	4.36 deaths per 1,000 people	+1.1%
2008	4.35 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.4%
2009	4.34 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
2010	4.34 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.1%
2011	4.31 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.7%
2012	4.3 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.0%
2013	4.22 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.9%
2014	4.22 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.0%
2015	4.08 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.4%
2016	3.9 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.5%
2017	3.8 deaths per 1,000 people	-2.4%
2018	3.66 deaths per 1,000 people	-3.7%
2019	3.65 deaths per 1,000 people	-0.5%
2020	4.09 deaths per 1,000 people	+12.1%
2021	3.76 deaths per 1,000 people	-8.0%
2022	3.6 deaths per 1,000 people	-4.2%
2023	3.55 deaths per 1,000 people	-1.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	4.37 deaths per 1,000 people	4.33 deaths per 1,000 people	4.41 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	4.26 deaths per 1,000 people	4.11 deaths per 1,000 people	4.41 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	4.12 deaths per 1,000 people	4.09 deaths per 1,000 people	4.17 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	4.16 deaths per 1,000 people	4.08 deaths per 1,000 people	4.28 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	4.65 deaths per 1,000 people	4.32 deaths per 1,000 people	5.13 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	4.48 deaths per 1,000 people	4.31 deaths per 1,000 people	4.67 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	4.05 deaths per 1,000 people	3.65 deaths per 1,000 people	4.34 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	3.75 deaths per 1,000 people	3.55 deaths per 1,000 people	4.09 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

22 Guyana 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people compare
23 Namibia 3.59 deaths per 1,000 people compare
24 Comoros 3.56 deaths per 1,000 people compare
26 Malawi 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people compare
27 Tanzania 3.53 deaths per 1,000 people compare
28 Belarus 3.52 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,199 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 4,209 deaths (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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is mortality rates at age 65 in Sierra Leone?: Mortality rates at age 65 in Sierra Leone was 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 5.13 deaths per 1,000 people in 1999.
What is the lowest mortality rates at age 65 recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Sierra Leone rank for mortality rates at age 65?: Sierra Leone ranks 25th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is mortality rates at age 65 rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is down 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Mortality rates at age 65
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing 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: 28 August 2026

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.