Survival to age 65, male in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Survival to age 65, male was 58.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Survival to age 65, male in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for survival to age 65, male in Sierra Leone is 58.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival to age 65, male in Sierra Leone peaked at 58.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 192nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Survival to age 65, male in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 22.8% | — |
| 1961 | 23.4% | +2.6% |
| 1962 | 24.0% | +2.6% |
| 1963 | 24.7% | +3.0% |
| 1964 | 25.5% | +3.0% |
| 1965 | 26.4% | +3.4% |
| 1966 | 27.5% | +4.5% |
| 1967 | 28.4% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 29.0% | +1.8% |
| 1969 | 29.6% | +2.0% |
| 1970 | 29.8% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 30.2% | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 30.8% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 31.1% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 31.9% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 32.9% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 33.2% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 34.0% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 34.2% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 34.4% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 34.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 34.5% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 34.2% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 34.5% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 34.2% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 34.1% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 32.8% | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 32.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 31.1% | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 32.1% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 28.9% | -9.9% |
| 1999 | 24.9% | -13.9% |
| 2000 | 33.6% | +34.7% |
| 2001 | 34.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 35.7% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 36.5% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 40.8% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 41.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 44.3% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 51.6% | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 52.9% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 55.5% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 58.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 26.1% | 22.8% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.6% | 29.8% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 34.4% | 34.0% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.2% | 24.9% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 33.6% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 43.4% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 54.7% | 58.5% | 5 |
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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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 38 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6447 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6611 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is survival to age 65, male in Sierra Leone?
- Survival to age 65, male in Sierra Leone was 58.5% in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest survival to age 65, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest survival to age 65, male recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for survival to age 65, male?
- Sierra Leone ranks 192nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is survival to age 65, male rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Survival to age 65, male (% of cohort). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Survival to age 65 refers to the percentage of a cohort of newborn infants that would survive to age 65, if subject to age specific mortality rates of the specified year.