Life expectancy at birth, total in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Life expectancy at birth, total was 61.96 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Sierra Leone, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Sierra Leone stood at 61.96 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Sierra Leone peaked at 61.96 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.09 years, in 1960.
Sierra Leone ranks 204th 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 | 35.67 years | 33.09 years | 38.23 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.66 years | 38.62 years | 42.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.46 years | 42.84 years | 43.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.11 years | 41.96 years | 43.72 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.06 years | 44.83 years | 51.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.48 years | 51.93 years | 59.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61 years | 59.69 years | 61.96 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
- 201 Nauru 62.28 years compare
- 202 Cote d'Ivoire 62.11 years compare
- 203 Democratic Republic of Congo 62.07 years compare
- 205 Niger 61.43 years compare
- 206 Burkina Faso 61.29 years compare
- 207 Benin 60.96 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, total in Sierra Leone?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Sierra Leone was 61.96 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 61.96 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.09 years in 1960.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Sierra Leone ranks 204th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.