Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 5.56 years in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
5.56 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
227th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.56 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.01 years
in 1998
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sierra Leone, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 5.56 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sierra Leone peaked at 5.56 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.01 years, in 1998.
That places Sierra Leone 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.12 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.12 years | -0.0% |
| 1952 | 5.12 years | -0.0% |
| 1953 | 5.12 years | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 5.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1956 | 5.11 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 5.11 years | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 5.11 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 5.1 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 5.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 5.13 years | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 5.13 years | -0.0% |
| 1963 | 5.13 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 5.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 5.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 5.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 5.15 years | -0.0% |
| 1969 | 5.14 years | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 5.14 years | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 5.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 5.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 5.16 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 5.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 5.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 5.18 years | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 5.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 5.19 years | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 5.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 5.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 5.18 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 5.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 5.16 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.15 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.15 years | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 5.15 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 5.14 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 5.13 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 5.1 years | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 5.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 5.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 5.05 years | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 5.03 years | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 5.07 years | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 5.07 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.01 years | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 5.08 years | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 5.07 years | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 5.09 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 5.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.1 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 5.16 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.17 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.2 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 5.21 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 5.22 years | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 5.24 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 5.22 years | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.26 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 5.32 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 5.42 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.44 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.41 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 5.37 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.53 years | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 5.56 years | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.11 years | 5.1 years | 5.12 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.14 years | 5.13 years | 5.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.17 years | 5.14 years | 5.19 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.17 years | 5.14 years | 5.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.08 years | 5.01 years | 5.13 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.13 years | 5.07 years | 5.19 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.29 years | 5.2 years | 5.44 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.47 years | 5.37 years | 5.56 years | 4 |
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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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sierra Leone?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Sierra Leone was 5.56 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 5.56 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.01 years in 1998.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Sierra Leone ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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