Benin vs Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at birth, total

Benin
60.96 years
in 2024
Sierra Leone
61.96 years
in 2024
Benin rank
207th
Sierra Leone rank
204th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Benin
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 61.96 years against 60.96 years in Benin, a difference of 1 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Benin ahead.

Globally, Benin ranks 207th and Sierra Leone ranks 204th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.