Life expectancy at birth, female in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at birth, female was 63.7 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, female in Sierra Leone stood at 63.7 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Sierra Leone peaked at 63.7 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.64 years, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 202nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.06 years | 34.64 years | 39.44 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.25 years | 39.91 years | 44.27 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.05 years | 44.57 years | 45.24 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.9 years | 44.38 years | 45.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.05 years | 46.01 years | 52.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.47 years | 52.89 years | 60.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.63 years | 61.2 years | 63.7 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 199 Cote d'Ivoire 64.31 years compare
- 200 Democratic Republic of Congo 64.23 years compare
- 201 Nauru 64.19 years compare
- 203 Liberia 63.63 years compare
- 204 Burkina Faso 63.43 years compare
- 205 Togo 63.15 years compare
More health data for Sierra Leone
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 108,953 (2025)
- Population, male 49.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 2.61 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 3.32 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 110,875 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 112,634 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 109,298 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 110,907 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 107,509 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 105,381 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Sierra Leone?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Sierra Leone was 63.7 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.64 years in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Sierra Leone ranks 202nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. 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 Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.